Patent ID: 7357419
Filing Date: 2008-04-15
Classification: B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fastening arrangement for a safety belt in a vehicle, comprising: a holder for securement to said vehicle, wherein said holder is provided with a T-shaped head having arms that extend laterally relative to a longitudinal axis of said holder; a connector that is moveably disposed, against spring action, on said holder, wherein said connector is adapted to be connected to a belt buckle or a belt strap loop, and wherein said connector is provided with abutments positioned opposite said arms of said holder; a magnet and a magnetic field sensor disposed on said holder and said connector, wherein a relative movement between said magnet and said magnetic field sensor caused by displacement of said connector relative to said holder, which displacement is effected by tension acting on said safety belt, is converted into a signal that corresponds to the acting belt force; first springs provided on outer longitudinal sides of said holder and said connector, wherein respective ones of said first springs extend between each of said arms of said holder and an oppositely disposed abutment of said connector, and wherein said first springs counteract a tension force of said safety belt or said belt buckle; and a compensation spring that is disposed between, and is respectively supported on, said holder and said connector, wherein said compensation spring, without a tension force acting on said connector, prestresses said connector relative to said holder against nearly relaxed ones of said first springs with a spring force that is set low.