Patent ID: 7497473
Filing Date: 2009-03-03
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A shoulder adjuster apparatus comprising: an adjusting base secured to a mount portion of a vehicle body frame; a sliding base mounted to the adjusting base so as to be slidable along an adjusting direction; a garnish member mounted to a front surface side of the sliding base; a latch mechanism configured for selectively stopping the garnish member and the sliding base at a predetermined position in a longitudinal direction of the adjusting base; and a webbing anchor mounted to the sliding base and the garnish member, wherein the adjusting base includes side walls formed by bending both edges thereof, which are arranged in a width direction of the adjusting base, at substantially 90 degrees with respect to a flat surface attachable to the vehicle body frame and also includes engaging portions formed by bending the edges of the side walls toward the inside of the adjusting base, in which the side walls and the engaging portions form acute angles, and the sliding base is slidably inserted into a sliding part, which is defined by the flat surface, the side walls, and the engaging portions, in an adjusting direction, and wherein both edges of the sliding base are arranged in a width direction and are bent to form engaging edges; and bending angles of the engaging edges range from 10 to 20 degrees with respect to a flat surface of the sliding base on a side of the vehicle body frame.