Abstract: A door checker which can be advantageously utilized for driving automotive equipment such as a seat belt reacher system in synchronization with the opening and closing action of the vehicle door. By appropriate arrangement of a spring and a taper in the door checker member, the force required to open and close the door is not unduly increased. By proper arrangement of the spring, the side thrust from the door checker member is always directed in one direction, whereby the structure for supporting the side thrust is simplified.

Abstract: A seat belt tightening device for removing slack in a seat belt when the seat belt is required to positively restrain a passenger, comprising clamp members for clamping a part of the seat belt paid out from a retractor device; a winding member for winding thereonto a portion of the seat belt that is located ahead of the part clamped by the clamp means by a rotary motion; and a drive source for causing a rotational motion of the winding member. The winding member may be either integral with one of the clamp members or separate from both of them.

Abstract: A seat slide rail structure comprising a lower rail having a channel member with a C-shaped cross-section fixedly attached to a floor and having an open side end; a slider, fixedly secured to a seat, having a vertical portion opposing the open side end and combined with the lower rail in axially slidable manner; a lock member rotatably supported by the slider and adapted to be rotated by actuating means; a lower member depending from the lower rail; and a slider extension bent from a lower end of the slider so as to oppose both surfaces of the lower member may engage each other even when a high lateral load is applied to the seat slide rail structure.

Abstract: A seat belt device provided with a reach arm having a fore end to which a free end of a seat belt is tied, which reach arm is at a rearward withdrawn position when the seat belt is not in use whereas it is swung, when the seat belt is in use, to be projected forwardly to enable wearing of the seat belt. The reach arm assumes a compact form with an intermediate portion thereof folded in a non-used position whereas it assumes a straight state in use. A belt connecting hole provided at the fore end of the reach arm is shaped so as to hold the seat belt on a longitudinal extension of the reach arm when the reach arm is at an operative position. The reach arm is further designed foldable in a direction substantially perpendicular to its swinging direction when applied with a great shock at the operative position thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed is a seat belt forwarding device for facilitating the fastening of a seat belt by rotating a rotary arm in a forward direction, in conjunction with a walk-in type seat, comprising, a rotary unit for forwardly rotating the rotary arm in response to a closing action of a door and backwardly rotating the rotary arm in response to an opening action of the door and cam means for controlling the backwardly inclined position of the rotary arm in such a manner that the rotary arm may be positioned along a seat back when the seat back is in its upright position and substantially along a floor behind the seat when the seat back is in its forwardly inclined position. Thereby, when the seat back is inclined forwardly, the rotary arm will not obstruct the access to the rear seat, and, when the seat back is upright, the rotary arm aligns along the seat back, and the rotary arm will not impair the comfort of the rear seat.

Abstract: Disclosed is a seat belt forwarding system having a rotary arm carrying an end of a seat belt at its free end. The rotary arm is driven by a tension cable by way of a rotary unit having three transmitting members which are coaxially arranged and supported in a freely rotatable manner. By advantageous arrangement of the transmitting members, even when motion of the rotary arm is obstructed, spring means advantageously absorb the resultant force and no excessive force will be produced in the rotary unit. The first spring means biases the second transmitting member in a rearward direction while the second spring means is engaged between the second and the third transmitting members. The transmitting of force between the transmitting members is achieved by projections provided in the opposing surfaces of the transmitting members, in addition to the transmission of force between the second and the third transmitting members by the second spring means.

Abstract: A seat belt device provided with a reach arm having a fore end to which a free end of a seat belt is tied, which reach arm is at a rearward withdrawn position when the seal belt is not in use whereas it is swung, when the seat belt is in use, to be projected forwardly to enable wearing of the seat belt. The reach arm assumes a compact form with an intermediate portion thereof folded in a non-used position whereas it assumes a straight state in use. A belt connecting hole provided at the fore end of the reach arm is shaped so as to hold the seat belt on a longitudinal extension of the reach arm when the reach arm is at an operative position. The reach arm is further designed foldable in a direction substantially perpendicular to its swinging direction when applied with a great shock at the operative position thereof.

Abstract: A seat belt device having a seat belt one end of which is moved back and forth by a lever. The other end of the seat belt is connected to a retractor mounted on the vehicle body, and the intermediate portion of the seat belt is loosely fitted through a hanger mounted on the vehicle body. A tongue plate is carried on the seat belt and engageable with a buckle attached to a seat for fastening the seat belt. When the door is opened, the seat belt is moved rearward by the lever to allow a passenger to get in and off the vehicle with ease. When the door is closed, the seat belt is moved forward by the lever to permit a passenger on the seat to catch the seat belt easily. When the lever is moved into the forward position, its distal end is located above an upper surface of a seat bottom, forward of a front surface of a seat back, and below a straight line passing through a front end of the upper surface of the seat bottom and an upper end of the front surface of the seat back.

Abstract: This invention provides organosiloxane compositions that are stable under ambient conditions and convert to cured sponge rubber when heated.The compositions comprise an alkenyl-substituted polyorganosiloxane, a polyorganohydrogensiloxane, a platinum-type catalyst, a platinum catalyst inhibitor and an alkaline earth metal compound exhibiting a pH of at least 10.0.

Abstract: A seat belt device including a webbing having one end movable back and forth with a lever. The webbing has an opposite end connected to a retractor and an intermediate portion extending loosely through a through anchor. The lever has a lower end pivotally mounted on an automobile body, and an upper movable end to which the end of the webbing is secured. To allow the lever to be moved with a small driving force, front and rear limits of the range of angular movement of the upper end of the lever are positioned symmetrically with respect to a straight line passing through the through anchor and the lower end of the anchor, and the retractor has a winding limiting mechanism for keeping a predetermined length of webbing unwound.

Abstract: A polyamide composition having an enhanced adhesion to coatings, which comprises a polyamide with a ratio of the terminal amino group concentration to the terminal carboxyl group concentration of at least 1.5, an inorganic filler, and a triazine, wherein the amount of the inorganic filler is from 1 to 150 weight parts per 100 weight parts of the polyamide and the amount of the triazine is more than 1 weight part per 100 weight parts of the sum of the polyamide and the inorganic filler.

Abstract: A passive seat belt device having a seat belt with both ends attached to a vehicle body, directly or indirectly with at least one seat belt end connected to a seat belt wind-up retractor. A powered guide member on a track or pivoting arm at the center of the vehicle guides the seat belt in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle between forward and rearward positions for either releasing or loading the seat belt, respectively, for the occupant. A switching circuit is provided in association with the guide member and other vehicle levers, such as the gear shift or hand brake, which functions to stop the movement of the guide member whenever such a lever is in a position to interfere with the forwardly moving path of the guide member.

Abstract: A seat-back frame for automotive vehicles comprising a rectangular frame of a rigid material, the frame having two upper and two lower corners, a seat belt connected to one upper corner and a tensile member obliquely extending between an upper and a diagonally lower corner of the frame to reinforce it against rhombic deformation due to external force applied in a lateral direction of the frame due to load applied to the frame, the tensile member being flexed or bowed to some extent in the rearward direction of the seat-back frame to avoid any interference with a cushioning material and cushioning springs when they are pushed backward by an occupant leaning on the seat-back and being flexible enough to straighten under tensile load.