Abstract: In a means for adjusting a belt deflection fitting 11 for a safety belt 12, in particular the upper belt end or deflection fitting of a three-point automatic belt, comprising a holding profile 16 on which the belt deflection fitting 11 is displaceably guided in remotely controlled manner 36 and is blockable in various shift positions, with regard to a simple lightweight and reliable design of the means on the holding profile 16 a control member 28 is displaceably guided, on the control member 28 a gear 24 is rotatably mounted which continuously meshes with an immovable complementary engagement profile 22 in the region of the holding profile and the belt deflection fitting 11 is connected to a detent element 31 blocking the gear 24 under belt tensile load.

Abstract: For leading off the forces acting when tension is exerted on the safety belt and with the pawl (40, 140) engaging in the external teeth (31) of the ratchet wheel (30) in the frame (10) receiving the belt shaft (20), pawl (40, 140) located in the opening (14, 114) following on to the ratchet wheel opening (13, 113) is pivotable at one end about an axis (40a) parallel to the belt shaft and is held with a clearance in the opening is provided at its end (40b) remote from the pawl fulcrum with a force flux transfer surface which is supported on the mating surface of the opening (14, 114) when tensile forces act on the belt and in the engagement position.