Patent ID: 6312057
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
An assembly unit comprising a belt buckle (10) for the insert tongue of a vehicular seat belt, a fastener fitting (12) for said belt buckle (10) and a force limiter between said belt buckle (10) and said fastener fitting (12),said force limiter containing a traction means (14, 16) fixedly connected to said belt buckle (10), movable relative to said fastener fitting (12) by a predetermined travel, and a stretchable member (24) coupled to said belt buckle (10) and said fastener fitting (12), which can be stretched by a predetermined tensile force between said belt buckle (10) and said fastener fitting (12) being exceeded,said traction means consisting of at least one wire cable (14, 16) fixedly connected to said belt buckle (10) and shiftably guided at said fastener fitting (12), and a stopper being attached to the end of said wire cable (14, 16) which stopper (18) contacting said fastener fitting (12) following a shift in position of said wire cable (14, 16) relative to said fastener fitting (12) by a predetermined travelsaid end of said wire cable (14, 16) protruding from said stopper (18) and being guided by two lugs (38) formed on said fastener fitting (12).