Patent Publication Number: US-9902365-B2

Title: Through anchor

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is a continuation of, and claims priority under 35 USC 120 to, U.S. application Ser. No. 13/883,763, filed May 7, 2013, which was a national stage entry of PCT application PCT/JP2010/073461, filed Dec. 24, 2010, which claimed priority under 35 USC 119 to Japanese Patent Application 2010-250919, filed Nov. 9, 2010. All the disclosures listed above are incorporated by reference herein. 
    
    
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a through anchor that is used for inserting there through a seat belt webbing worn by a vehicle occupant. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     In the belt connecting metal fitting corresponding to a through anchor described in patent citation 1 listed below, a resin molding material is integrally molded on an area around a through hole in a metal plate and webbing is inserted through, whereby the webbing is slidably supported on the resin molding material. 
     Further, it is necessary that the webbing smoothly slide in the belt connecting metal fitting and it is necessary to reduce the wear of the belt connecting metal fitting caused by the sliding of the webbing. For this reason, generally the resin molding material is manufactured from a relatively high-grade resin whose friction coefficient is low and whose wear resistance is high. 
     However, in this belt connecting metal fitting, the resin molding material covers the outer peripheral end surface of the metal plate from the inner periphery of the through hole in the lower side section of the metal plate. For this reason, the use amount of synthetic resin material, which is a relatively high-grade resin, increases. 
     Because of this, when molding the resin molding material on the metal plate, the use amount of the resin molding material increases, the molding time becomes longer, and the molding equipment for the resin molding material becomes larger in size. Moreover, in processing the belt connecting metal fitting when a molding defect in the resin molding material has occurred or when scrapping the vehicle, separating the resin molding material, in which the use amount of the relatively high-grade resin is large, from the metal plate is cumbersome, so the loss cost is high. 
     Patent Citation 1: JP-A No. 2001-138862 
     DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION 
     Technical Problem 
     In consideration of the above-described circumstances, it is an object of the present invention to obtain a through anchor whose cost can be reduced. 
     Solution to Problem 
     A through anchor of a first aspect of the present invention comprises: a main body member, in which is formed a through hole through which is inserted webbing worn by an occupant of a vehicle; and a sliding supporting member that is secured to an area around the through hole, but not at an entire outer peripheral end surface of the main body member, and that slidably supports the webbing. 
     A through anchor of a second aspect of the present invention comprises: a main body member that is equipped with an attachment portion attached to a vehicle and in which is formed a through hole for webbing worn by an occupant; and a sliding supporting member that is placed on an inner periphery of the through hole in the main body member and a peripheral edge of the through hole, that is for guiding sliding of the webbing, that sandwiches the main body member from front and back, and that is attached to the main body member. 
     A through anchor of a third aspect of the present invention is the through anchor of the first aspect or the second aspect of the present invention and further comprises a locking portion that is disposed in an area around the through hole in the main body member, and that locks the sliding supporting member. 
     A through anchor of a fourth aspect of the present invention is the through anchor of any one of the first aspect to the third aspect of the present invention and further comprises a covering member that is fastened to at least one of the main body member or the sliding supporting member, and that covers the main body member. 
     A through anchor of a fifth aspect of the present invention is the through anchor of the fourth aspect of the present invention, wherein the covering member covers an outer peripheral end surface of the sliding supporting member. 
     A through anchor of a sixth aspect of the present invention is the through anchor of the fourth aspect or the fifth aspect of the present invention, wherein the covering member covers the main body member outside the whole circumference of the through hole. 
     Advantageous Effects of Invention 
     In the through anchor according to the first aspect of the present invention, the through hole is formed in the main body member, and the webbing worn by the occupant of the vehicle is inserted through the through hole. The sliding supporting member is secured to the area around the through hole in the main body member, and the sliding supporting member slidably supports the webbing. 
     Here, the sliding supporting member is not secured at the entire outer peripheral end surface of the main body member. For this reason, the use amount of the sliding supporting member can be reduced and the cost can be reduced. 
     In the through anchor of the second aspect of the present invention, the through hole for the webbing worn by the occupant is formed in the main body member equipped with the attachment portion attached to the vehicle. The sliding supporting member is placed on the inner periphery of the through hole in the main body member and the peripheral edge of the through hole, and the sliding supporting member is for guiding the sliding of the webbing. 
     Here, the sliding supporting member sandwiches the main body member from front and back and is attached to the main body member. For this reason, in contrast to a case where the sliding supporting member surrounds the outer peripheral end surface from the inner periphery of the through hole in the main body member, the sliding supporting member can be easily detached and separated from the main body member. Because of this, the loss cost can be lowered and the cost can be reduced. 
     In the through anchor of the third aspect of the present invention, the locking portion is disposed in the area around the through hole in the main body portion, and the locking portion locks the sliding supporting member. For this reason, positional misalignment of the sliding supporting member with respect to the main body member can be suppressed. 
     In the through anchor of the fourth aspect of the present invention, the covering member is fastened to at least one of the main body member or the sliding supporting member, and the covering member covers the main body member. For this reason, the appearance can be easily changed by changing the covering member. 
     In the through anchor of the fifth aspect of the present invention, the covering member covers the outer peripheral end surface of the sliding supporting member. For this reason, the covering member can make the outer peripheral end surface of the sliding supporting member concealable. 
     In the through anchor of the sixth aspect of the present invention, the covering member covers the main body member outside the whole circumference of the through hole. For this reason, the appearance can be effectively changed by changing the covering member. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a front view showing a through anchor pertaining to an embodiment of the present invention as seen from inside in a vehicle width direction in a state in which the through anchor is attached to a vehicle; 
         FIG. 2  is a front view showing an anchor plate and a guide piece of the through anchor pertaining to the embodiment of the present invention as seen from inside in the vehicle width direction in the state in which the through anchor is attached to the vehicle; 
         FIG. 3A  is a front view showing the anchor plate of the through anchor pertaining to the embodiment of the present invention as seen from inside in the vehicle width direction in the state in which the through anchor is attached to the vehicle; 
         FIG. 3B  is a front view showing the guide piece in a state in which the guide piece has been separated from the anchor plate in the through anchor pertaining to the embodiment of the present invention as seen from inside in the vehicle width direction in the state in which the through anchor is attached to the vehicle; 
         FIG. 3C  is a front view showing a cover of the through anchor pertaining to the embodiment of the present invention as seen from inside in the vehicle width direction in the state in which the through anchor is attached to the vehicle; 
         FIG. 4  is an exploded perspective view showing the through anchor pertaining to the embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 5  is a perspective view showing a state in which the guide piece has been separated from the anchor plate of the through anchor pertaining to the embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 6A  is a cross-sectional view (a cross-sectional view along line A-A of  FIG. 1 ) showing the through anchor pertaining to the embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 6B  is a cross-sectional view (a cross-sectional view along line B-B of  FIG. 1 ) showing the through anchor pertaining to the embodiment of the present invention; and 
         FIG. 7  is a perspective view showing the cover of the through anchor pertaining to the embodiment of the present invention as seen from outside in the vehicle width direction in the state in which the through anchor is attached to the vehicle. 
     
    
    
     BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION 
     In  FIG. 1 , a through anchor  10  (a webbing suspender) pertaining to an embodiment of the present invention is shown in a front view as seen from inside in a vehicle width direction in a state in which the through anchor  10  is attached to a vehicle, and in  FIG. 4 , an exploded perspective view of the through anchor  10  is shown. In the drawings, arrow FR represents the front of a vehicle in a case where the through anchor  10  is attached to a vehicle, arrow IN represents inside in a vehicle width direction, and arrow UP represents up. 
     The through anchor  10  pertaining to the present embodiment is used in a so-called 3-point seat belt device as a so-called slip joint (shoulder anchor) and is placed in a required position in the upper portion of a vehicle body on the vehicle width direction outside and the vehicle rear side of a seat (not shown in the drawings) for an occupant of a vehicle (automobile) to sit in. 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 ,  FIG. 2 ,  FIG. 3A ,  FIG. 5 , and  FIG. 6A , the through anchor  10  has a plate-shaped anchor plate  12  that is made of metal (steel) and serves as a main body member (strength member), and the anchor plate  12  is manufactured by stamping. As shown in  FIG. 6A , the longitudinal cross-sectional up-and-down intermediate portion of the anchor plate  12  is bent, and the lower side of this bent portion is inclined in a direction heading inward in the vehicle width direction. 
     The upper portion of a generally rectangular plate-shaped main body portion  12 A of the anchor plate  12  is a substantially semicircular plate-shaped projecting portion  12 B, and the projecting portion  12 B projects upward from the vehicle front-and-rear direction center portion of the main body portion  12 A. 
     A circular securing hole  14  serving as an attachment portion is formed through the upper side portion of the anchor plate  12  (in a range from the upper portion of the main body portion  12 A to the projecting portion  12 B), and the anchor plate  12  is turnably secured (attached) in the required position of the vehicle body by a bolt (not shown in the drawings) fitted into the securing hole  14 . For this reason, the through anchor  10  is secured in the required position of the vehicle body in a state in which the through anchor  10  is made turnable in the vehicle front-and-rear direction about this bolt. 
     A through hole  16  having a U shape as seen from the vehicle width direction is formed through the bent portion of the up-and-down direction intermediate portion of the anchor plate  12 ; the center portion of the through hole  16  extends in the vehicle front-and-rear direction, and the vehicle front side end portion and the vehicle rear side end portion of the through hole  16  extend at substantially right angles upward. 
     As shown in  FIG. 6A  and  FIG. 6B , cross-sectionally triangular locking grooves  18  serving as locking portions are formed in the vehicle width direction inside surface and the vehicle width direction outside surface of the anchor plate  12  on the upper side and the lower side of the center portion of the through hole  16 , and the locking grooves  18  are configured to be long along the center portion of the through hole  16 . The maximum depth of the locking grooves  18  is made equal to or greater than 0.1 mm and equal to or less than 1.5 mm, for example. 
     A circular engaging hole  20  that configures a positioning component is formed through the vehicle front-and-rear direction center portion of the lower end portion of the anchor plate  12  (the lower end portion of the main body portion  12 A), and the engaging hole  20  corresponds to an engaging projection  42 A of a cover  36  described later. Moreover, as shown in  FIG. 6B , circular column-shaped engaging columns  22  that configure the positioning component are formed on the vehicle width direction outside lower end portion of the anchor plate  12  on the vehicle front side and the vehicle rear side of the engaging hole  20 , and the engaging columns  22  correspond to engaging holes  48  in the cover  36  described later. 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 ,  FIG. 2 ,  FIG. 3B ,  FIG. 4 ,  FIG. 5 , and  FIG. 6A , a guide piece  24  made of resin and serving as a sliding supporting member (insertion portion) is molded by integral molding (insert molding) on the lower side portion of the anchor plate  12  (the up-and-down direction intermediate portion of the main body portion  12 A), and the guide piece  24  covers the whole circumference of the through hole  16  (the peripheral edge and the inner peripheral surface in the entire circumferential direction of the through hole  16 ) in the anchor plate  12  from the vehicle width direction inside and the vehicle width direction outside. The guide piece  24  is placed only in the neighborhood of the whole circumference of the through hole  16 , and the guide piece  24  takes an entire outer peripheral end surface  12 C of the anchor plate  12  as an exposed portion  12 D where the guide piece  24  is not disposed. As shown in  FIG. 6A  and  FIG. 6B , parts of the guide piece  24  enter the locking grooves  18  of the anchor plate  12 , and because of this, the guide piece  24  is locked in the locking grooves  18  and is secured without misalignment. 
     An insertion hole  26  having a U shape as seen from the vehicle width direction is formed through the guide piece  24 , and the insertion hole  26  is placed inside the through hole  16  in the anchor plate  12  and is made into a smaller, substantially similar shape compared to that of the through hole  16 . As shown in  FIG. 6A  and  FIG. 6B , the cross section of the guide piece  24  along the vehicle width direction is made into a U shape outside the whole circumference of the insertion hole  26 ; in the guide piece  24 , the lower side surface of the insertion hole  26  is made into a sliding surface  28  (supporting surface), and the cross section of the sliding surface  28  along the vehicle width direction is curved in a semicircular shape. 
     Long band-like webbing  30  is inserted through (passed through) the center portion of the insertion hole  26  (the center portion of the through hole  16 ) in such a way as to be movable in the lengthwise direction. The base end side of the webbing  30  on the vehicle width direction outside (vehicle outside) of the insertion hole  26  extends below the through anchor  10  and is refracted by a retractor (not shown in the drawings), and the retractor is secured to the vehicle width direction outside and lower side of the seat for the occupant to sit in and urges the webbing  30  in a retraction direction. The distal end side of the webbing  30  on the vehicle width direction inside (cabin side) of the insertion hole  26  extends below the through anchor  10  and is secured to the vehicle width direction outside and lower side of the seat. For this reason, the webbing  30  is brought into contact with the sliding surface  28  of the insertion hole  26  by urging force resulting from the retractor and is supported (suspended) in a looped-back state, and when the webbing  30  is moved in the lengthwise direction with respect to the insertion hole  26 , the webbing  30  slides on and is guided by the sliding surface  28 . A width dimension L of the center portion of the insertion hole  26  (the dimension in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction of the section of the anchor plate  12  on the lower side of the insertion hole  26  and the lengthwise direction (the vehicle front-and-rear direction) of the center portion of the insertion hole  26 ; see  FIG. 6A ) is made equal to or greater than the thickness of the webbing  30  and equal to or less than twice the thickness of the webbing  30  in the entire lengthwise direction of the center portion of the insertion hole  26  (may also be in only the lengthwise direction center portion or only both lengthwise direction end portions). 
     The distal end side of the webbing  30  with respect to the through anchor  10  (the insertion hole  26 ) is inserted through a tongue (not shown in the drawings), and the tongue is made movable along the lengthwise direction of the webbing  30 . A buckle (not shown in the drawings) is attached to the vehicle width direction inside and the lower side of the seat, and when the webbing  30  is withdrawn counter to the urging force from the retractor and the tongue is engaged with the buckle, the webbing  30  is worn by an occupant (not shown in the drawings) seated in the seat. 
     When the webbing  30  is worn by the occupant, the distal end side of the webbing  30  with respect to the through anchor  10  (the insertion hole  26 ) extends diagonally downward toward the vehicle front from the through anchor  10 , and the through anchor  10  is turned toward the vehicle front side. Moreover, in the event of a vehicle emergency (at the time of a collision, etc.), the withdrawal of the webbing  30  from the retractor is locked by the retractor. 
     The guide piece  24  is manufactured from a relatively high-grade resin (e.g., POM resin) whose friction coefficient is low and whose wear resistance, rigidity, and heat resistance are high. Because of this, the webbing  30  is smoothly slid on the sliding surface  28  of the guide piece  24 , and wear of the sliding surface  38  caused by the sliding of the webbing  30  is reduced. 
     A fitting groove  32  made thin-walled via a step portion is formed and serves as a fitting component on the whole circumference of the upper side section of the vehicle width direction inside upper end portion of the guide piece  24 . The fitting groove  32  corresponds to a fitting portion  58  of the cover  36  described later. A plate-shaped insertion portion  34  that configures the fitting component is formed on the whole circumference of the lower side section of the vehicle width direction inside end portion of the guide piece  24 , and the insertion portion  24  projects like an eave in a direction away from the insertion hole  26  outside the outer periphery from the vehicle width direction inside end portion of the guide piece  24 , has a space disposed between it and the anchor plate  12 , and corresponds to an insertion groove  60  of the cover  36  described later. 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 ,  FIG. 3C ,  FIG. 4 ,  FIG. 6A , and  FIG. 7 , a substantially C-shaped plate-shaped cover  36  serving as a covering member is disposed on the vehicle width direction inside of the anchor plate  12 . The cover  36  is configured by a relatively lower-grade resin (e.g., PP resin or ABS resin) than that of the guide piece  24 . A housing portion  36 A having a substantially L-shaped cross section as seen from the vehicle front-and-rear direction is formed on the lower portion of the cover  36 , the housing portion  36 A projects inward in the vehicle width direction, and the section of the anchor plate  12  on the lower side of the bent portion is housed in the housing portion  36 A. 
     A rectangular plate-shaped contact plate  38  that configures the positioning component is formed on the lower surface in the housing portion  36 A. A pair of rectangular tab-shaped pressing tabs  40  and a rectangular tab-shaped engaging tab  42  that configure the positioning component are formed projecting on the vehicle width direction inside end of the upper surface of the contact plate  38 , and the engaging tab  42  is placed between the pair of pressing tabs  40 . A circular column-shaped engaging projection  42 A is formed on the engaging tab  42 , and the engaging projection  42 A projects outward in the vehicle width direction from the engaging tab  42  and corresponds to the engaging hole  20  in the anchor plate  12 . Triangular plate-shaped reinforcing ribs  44  are formed on the vehicle front side end and the vehicle rear side end of the vehicle width direction inside surface of the engaging tab  42 , and the reinforcing ribs  44  are made integral with the contact plate  38  and the cover  36  and reinforce the engaging tab  42 . 
     A pair of rectangular tab-shaped locking tabs  46  that configure the positioning component are formed projecting on the vehicle width direction outside end of the upper surface of the contact plate  38 , and the pair of locking tabs  46  oppose the pair of pressing tabs  40  in the vehicle width direction. Circular locking holes  48  are formed through the locking tabs  46 , and the locking holes  48  correspond to the engaging columns  22  of the anchor plate  12 . Triangular plate-shaped reinforcing ribs  50  are formed on the vehicle front side ends and the vehicle rear side ends of the vehicle width direction outside surfaces of the locking tabs  46 , and the reinforcing ribs  50  are made integral with the contact plate  38  and the cover  36  and reinforce the locking tabs  46 . 
     A predetermined number (in the present embodiment, a total of four) of fastening claws  52  (fasteners) that configure a fastening component are formed on the vehicle front side portion and the vehicle rear side portion of the upper portion of the cover  36 , and the fastening claws  52  project outward in the vehicle width direction from the cover  36  and correspond to the outer periphery of the anchor plate  12 . 
     The lower end surface of the anchor plate  12  (the lower end of the outer peripheral end surface  12 C) is in contact with the contact plate  38  of the cover  36 . Moreover, the engaging projection  42 A of the cover  36  is fitted into the engaging hole  20  in the anchor plate  12  by temporary elastic deformation of the engaging tab  42  of the cover  36 , and the engaging columns  22  of the anchor plate  12  are fitted into the locking holes  48  in the cover  36  by temporary elastic deformation of the pressing tabs  40  and the locking tabs  46  of the cover  36  (see  FIG. 6B ). Moreover, the lower end of the anchor plate  12  is sandwiched and held in the vehicle width direction between the engaging tab  42 , the pair of pressing tabs  40 , and the pair of locking tabs  46  of the cover  36 . Because of this, the cover  36  is positioned with respect to the anchor plate  12  in both sides in the up-and-down direction, both sides in the vehicle width direction, and both sides in the vehicle front-and-rear direction. 
     The fastening claws  52  of the cover  36  are engaged with the outer peripheral portion of the anchor plate  12  (the outer peripheral portion of the upper side of the main body portion  12 A) by temporary elastic deformation, and because of this, the movement of the cover  36  upward and to both sides in the vehicle width direction and both sides in the vehicle front-and-rear direction with respect to the anchor plate  12  is regulated. 
     As described above, the cover  36  is fastened to the anchor plate  12 , and the movement of the cover  36  to both sides in the up-and-down direction, both sides in the vehicle width direction, and both sides in the vehicle front-and-rear direction with respect to the anchor plate  12  is regulated. 
     The cover  36  covers the vehicle width direction inside of the section of the anchor plate  12  excluding the area around the securing hole  14 , and the cover  36  extends outside the anchor plate  12  from the entire outer peripheral end surface  12 C of that section of the anchor plate  12 . For this reason, the webbing  30  is prevented from contacting the anchor plate  12  and sustaining damage. Further, generally triangular extending portions  54  are disposed on the vehicle front side portion and the vehicle rear side portion of the upper portion of the cover  36 , and the extending portions  54  extend upward from the main body portion  12 A of the anchor plate  12 . 
     A passing hole  56  having a substantial U shape as seen from the vehicle width direction is formed through the up-and-down direction intermediate portion of the cover  36 , and the passing hole  56  is made for passing (inserting) the webbing  30  through it. 
     A plate-shaped fitting portion  58  that configures the fitting component is formed in the cover  36  on the entire periphery of the upper side section of the passing hole  56 ; the fitting portion  58  is made thin-walled, projects to the passing hole  56  side from the vehicle width direction inside section of the cover  36 , corresponds to the fitting groove  32  of the guide piece  24 , and takes the vehicle width direction inside of this fitting groove  32  as an insertion site  32 A where the fitting portion  58  is inserted toward the guide piece  24  side. An insertion groove  60  that configures the fitting component is formed in the cover  36  on the entire periphery of the lower side section of the passing hole  56  (the upper end of the housing portion  36 A), and the insertion groove  60  is open to the vehicle width direction inside of the cover  36  and to the passing hole  56  side, corresponds to the insertion portion  34  of the guide piece  24 , and takes the vehicle width direction inside of this insertion groove  60  as an insertion site  60 A where the insertion portion  34  is inserted toward the cover  36  side. 
     The fitting portion  58  of the cover  36  is inserted into the insertion site  32 A of the guide piece  24 , and the insertion portion  34  of the guide piece  24  is inserted into the insertion site  60 A of the cover  36 . Because of this, the vehicle width direction inside surface of the fitting portion  58  of the cover  36  is placed on an identical plane with the vehicle width direction inside surface of the site of the guide piece  24  in the neighborhood of the fitting groove  32 , the vehicle width direction inside surface of the housing portion  36 A of the cover  36  in the neighborhood of the insertion groove  60  is placed on an identical curved surface with the sliding surface  28  of the guide piece  24 , and the cover  36  is fitted together with the guide piece  24 . 
     The cover  36  is made into an opaque material, and the sections of the anchor plate  12  and the guide piece  24  covered by the cover  36  are made unable to be seen from the cabin side (the vehicle width direction inside). In particular, because the fitting portion  58  of the cover  36  covers the insertion site  32 A of the guide piece  24 , the outer periphery of the fitting groove  32  of the guide piece  24  and the vehicle width direction inside surface (front surface) of the anchor plate  12  are made unable to be seen from the cabin side. Moreover, because the insertion site  60 A of the cover  36  is inserted into the space between the insertion portion  34  of the guide piece  24  and the anchor plate  12 , the vehicle width direction inside surface of the anchor plate  12  is made unable to be seen from the cabin side. 
     Next, the action of the present embodiment will be described. 
     In the through anchor  10  of the above configuration, the guide piece  24  is molded in the area around the through hole  16  in the anchor plate  12 , the webbing  30  is inserted through the insertion hole  26  in the guide piece  24  in such a way as to be movable along the lengthwise direction, and the webbing  30  is slidably supported on the sliding surface  28  of the guide piece  24 . 
     Here, the guide piece  24  is placed only on the whole circumference of the through hole  16  in the anchor plate  12  and allows the entire outer peripheral end surface  12 C of the anchor plate  12  to be exposed. For this reason, the use amount of the guide piece  24  molded from the relatively high-grade resin can be reduced. Because of this, when molding the guide piece  24  on the anchor plate  12 , the use amount of the molding resin of the guide piece  24  can be reduced, the molding time can be shortened, and the molding equipment for the guide piece  24  can be made compact. Moreover, in processing the through anchor  10  if a molding defect in the guide piece  24  has occurred or when scrapping the vehicle, even if the guide piece  24  molded from the relatively high-grade resin cannot be separated from the anchor plate  12 , the loss cost can be lowered. Consequently, the cost of the through anchor  10  can be reduced. Moreover, the through anchor  10  can be made compact and lightweight. 
     Further, the guide piece  24  sandwiches the anchor plate  12  from front and back (the vehicle width direction inside and the vehicle width direction outside) and is attached to the anchor plate  12 . For this reason, in contrast to a case where the guide piece  24  surrounds the outer peripheral end surface  12 C from the inner periphery of the through hole  16  in the anchor plate  12 , the outer peripheral end surface of the guide piece  24  is placed on the anchor plate  12 , so in processing the through anchor  10  when a molding defect in the guide piece  24  has occurred or when scrapping the vehicle, the guide piece  24  molded from the relatively high-grade resin can be easily detached and separated from the anchor plate  12 . Because of this, the loss cost can be lowered even more and the cost can be reduced even more. 
     Moreover, in contrast to a case where the guide piece  24  covers the outer peripheral end surface  12 C of the anchor plate  12 , molding burrs can be suppressed from forming on the outer peripheral portion of the guide piece  24 , and the guide piece  24  can be suppressed from being broken due to contraction after the molding of the guide piece  24 . Moreover, in contrast to a case where the guide piece  24  covers the outer peripheral end surface  12 C of the anchor plate  12 , defects can be suppressed from arising in the guide piece  24  due to movement of the molding die for the guide piece  24 . 
     Further, the locking grooves  18  are formed in the area around the through hole  16  in the anchor plate  12 , and the guide piece  24  enters and is locked in the locking grooves  18 . For this reason, the occurrence of variations in contraction after the molding of the guide piece  24  and rattling caused by the contraction of the guide piece  24  can be suppressed, deformation and so forth caused by temperature change at the time of use of the through anchor  10  can be suppressed, and positional misalignment of the guide piece  24  with respect to the anchor plate  12  can be suppressed. Because of this, the precision of the width dimension L of the insertion hole  26  in the guide piece  24  can be raised, the moving performance of the webbing  30  in the lengthwise direction with respect to the insertion hole  26  can be raised, and folding-over of the webbing  30  inside the insertion hole  26  and bias (so-called jamming) of the webbing  30  toward one lengthwise direction side of the insertion hole  26  can be suppressed from occurring. 
     Moreover, the cover  36  is fastened to the anchor plate  12  and the guide piece  24 , and the cover  36  covers the vehicle width direction insides (cabin sides) of the anchor plate  12  and the guide piece  24  outside the whole circumference of the insertion hole  26 . For this reason, the cover  36  can conceal the anchor plate  12 . Moreover, for example, even if molding burrs form on the outer peripheral end surface of the guide piece  24  (the section that is exposed with respect to the anchor plate  12 ), the cover  36  can conceal the molding burrs. Because of this, the appearance of the through anchor  10  can be improved. Moreover, the appearance of the through anchor  10  can be easily and effectively changed by changing the fastened cover  36 . In particular, just by fastening a cover  36  of a different color, the color of the through anchor  10  can easily be made to correspond to the tones inside the cabin even if an identical part is used for the anchor plate  12 . 
     Moreover, the cover  36  is molded in a substantial plate shape from a relatively low-grade resin. Moreover, when the cover  36  has become broken, the anchor plate  12  and the guide piece  24  do not need to be replaced and can be reutilized when the cover  36  is replaced. For this reason, the cost of the through anchor  10  can still be lowered and the through anchor  10  can still be made compact and lightweight. 
     In the present embodiment, the cross-sectionally triangular locking grooves  18  having long recessed shapes were formed and serving as the locking portions in the anchor plate  12 . However, the locking portions may also be arranged dispersedly or arranged in a grid-like manner and formed in the anchor plate  12 . Moreover, convex locking portions may also be formed on the anchor plate  12 . Further, the locking portions may also be column-like or bell-like with a polygonal shape (triangular shape, rectangular shape, trapezoidal shape, pentagonal shape, hexagonal shape, etc.), a circular shape, an elliptical shape, a semicircular shape, or a semi-elliptical shape, or may be hemispherical or semi-elliptical and spherical (it may be a shape whose distal end is cut and whose distal end surface is made perpendicular or inclined with respect to its axial direction; the axial direction may stand up or be made parallel with respect to the anchor plate  12 ), and the cross-sectional shape of the locking portions may be a polygonal shape (triangular shape, rectangular shape, trapezoidal shape, pentagonal shape, hexagonal shape, etc.), a semicircular shapes, or a semi-elliptical shape. Moreover, hole-like locking portions may also be formed through the anchor plate  12 , and, for example, the anchor plate  12  may also be given a bent shape displaced in the thickness direction and concave locking portions or convex locking portions may also be formed on the vehicle width direction inside surface and the vehicle width direction outside surface of the anchor plate  12 . 
     Moreover, in the present embodiment, the locking portions were disposed in the vehicle width direction inside surface and the vehicle width direction outside surface of the anchor plate  12  on the upper side and the lower side of the through hole  16 . However, the locking portions may also be disposed on either one of the vehicle width direction inside surface and the vehicle width direction outside surface of the anchor plate  12 , and the locking portions may also be disposed on the peripheral edge of the through hole  16 . Moreover, the locking portions may also be disposed on one of the upper side and the lower side of the through hole  16  in the anchor plate  12 , and the locking portions may also be disposed on the whole circumference of the through hole  16  in the anchor plate  12 . Moreover, the locking portions may also be disposed on the entirety of at least one of the vehicle width direction inside surface or the vehicle width direction outside surface of the anchor plate  12 . 
     Further, in the present embodiment, a predetermined number of long convex portions or concave portions may also be disposed in at least one of the vehicle width direction inside surface or the vehicle width direction outside surface of the sliding surface  28  of the guide piece  24 . In this case, it is preferred that the convex portions or the concave portions be inclined with respect to the vehicle width direction. Further, they may also be arranged symmetrically with respect to the vehicle front-and-rear direction centerline of the sliding surface  28 . Moreover, the heights of convex portions adjacent to each other may be made identical or may differ. Moreover, convex portions whose heights differ may also be alternately arranged in the vehicle front-and-rear direction, or the heights of the convex portions may also be made gradually higher or lower, the closer the convex portions are to the vehicle front-and-rear direction center side. Further, the convex portions may be given an identical maximum height in the lengthwise direction center (vehicle width direction center); moreover, the heights of the convex portions may be varied in a wave-like manner or a step-like manner along the lengthwise direction of the convex portions, or the heights of the convex portions may also be made gradually higher or lower from the lengthwise direction centers of the convex portions toward both lengthwise direction ends (the heights of convex portions adjacent to each other may be identical or may differ in the identical vehicle width direction positions of the convex portions). 
     Moreover, in the present embodiment, the guide piece  24  was integrally molded on the anchor plate  12 . However, the guide piece  24  may also be molded separately from the anchor plate  12  and thereafter secured to the anchor plate  12 . In this case, it is preferred that the guide piece  24  be configured by plural components, that each of the components be fastened to the anchor plate  12 , and that each of the components be physically fastened by ultrasonic welding or the like. Because of this, even when the webbing  30  is withdrawn by the occupant at the time of a vehicle collision, it can be ensured that the guide piece  24  will not come off of the anchor plate  12 . Moreover, in processing the through anchor  10 , just by releasing the fastening of the components, the guide piece  24  can be separated from the anchor plate  12 , and the anchor plate  12  can be reutilized. 
     Further, in the present embodiment, the cover  36  covers the vehicle width direction inside surface of the anchor plate  12 . However, the cover  36  may also additionally cover the entire outer peripheral end surface  12 C of the anchor plate  12 , and the cover  36  may also cover substantially all of the anchor plate  12  including the bolt fitted into the securing hole  14  in the anchor plate  12  and the vehicle width direction outside surface of the anchor plate  12 . 
     Moreover, in the present embodiment, the lower end surface of the anchor plate  12  was brought into contact with the upper surface of the contact plate  38  of the cover  36 . However, the lower end surface of the anchor plate  12  does not have to be brought into contact with the upper surface of the contact plate  38  of the cover  36 . Moreover, contact ribs whose cross sections are triangular, rectangular (including square or trapezoidal), or semicircular may also be formed along the vehicle width direction on, for example, the vehicle front side end portion and the vehicle rear side end portion of the upper surface of the contact plate  38  of the cover  36 . In this case, dimensional error of the anchor plate  12  and the cover  36  is absorbed as a result of the contact ribs contracting and deforming as needed when the lower end surface of the anchor plate  12  is brought into contact with them. 
     Further, in the present embodiment, the cover  36  was an integrated part. However, the cover  36  may also be configured by plural divided parts (e.g., divided parts in the up-and-down direction or the vehicle front-and-rear direction). In this case, each of the divided parts is fastened to at least one of another divided part, the anchor plate  12 , or the guide piece  24 . 
     Moreover, in the present embodiment, the through anchor  10  was applied to a slip joint. However, the through anchor  10  may also be applied to a tongue. 
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               10  Through Anchor 
               12  Anchor Plate (Main Body Member) 
               12 C Outer Peripheral End Surface 
               14  Securing Hole (Attachment Portion) 
               16  Through Hole 
               18  Locking Groove (Locking Portion) 
               24  Guide Piece (Sliding Supporting Member) 
               30  Webbing 
               36  Cover (Covering Member)