Patent ID: 7121375
Filing Date: 2006-10-17
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A belt deflector for a seat belt of a front seat in an automotive vehicle, said belt deflector comprising: a movable beam having a deflection portion for a shoulder belt portion of the seat belt; a base member comprising a) securing means for securing the base member in a side region of a bodywork, at the side of a front door and under a bodywork line which bodywork line is defined by lower edges of a side window recess, said base member forming b) a guide for the movable beam, the movable beam being guided between a lower at-rest position and an upper position in which upper position the deflection portion is located above the bodywork line, a drive for the beam which drive is movable relative to the base member, a control unit being associated with the drive; and a crash sensor being responsive to a crash acceleration of the automotive vehicle and triggering the control unit, in an event of triggering the drive causes the movable beam to move from the at-rest position to the upper position.