Patent ID: 7198299
Filing Date: 2007-04-03
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A structure of a pillar garnish for an automobile in which a webbing guide for slidably guiding a webbing of a seat belt device is provided on a back of a pillar garnish section covering a pillar, wherein the pillar garnish section is divided into an upper pillar garnish and a lower pillar garnish, an end of one of the pillar garnishes being stepped downwards toward a back of the pillar garnish to form a step, a back of an end of the other pillar garnish being superposed on a surface of the step, and the webbing guide is provided at a tip end of a leg which protrudes from an end edge of the step toward the webbing; and wherein a plurality of guide beads are provided on the webbing guide at predetermined intervals in a direction perpendicular to a lengthwise direction of the webbing to extend in a curved manner in the lengthwise direction of the webbing, the length of the guide beads in the lengthwise direction of the webbing being set at a value larger than a weaving pitch of the webbing, the guide beads being curved so that opposite ends thereof are not in contact with the webbing.