Securing belt for securing loads in the interior of a motor vehicle

Abstract

A securing belt (26) for securing loads in an interior (10) of a motor vehicle (12) is provided, comprising a belt strap (28) whose length is adjustable between a first end (34) and a second end (38), a first belt buckle (30) provided at the first end (34) of the belt strap (28) for connection to a left buckle tongue of a left safety belt, and a second belt buckle (32) provided at the second end (38) of the belt strap (28) for connection to a right buckle tongue of a right safety belt, wherein a first buckle tongue (38) for insertion into a left buckle (20) of the left safety belt is provided at the first end (34) of the belt strap (28) and a second buckle tongue (40) for insertion into a right buckle (22) of the second safety belt is provided at the second end (38) of the belt strap (28).The buckle tongue (36, 40) and belt buckle (30, 32) provided at each end (34, 38) of the length-adjustable belt strap (28) allow the safety belts to continue to be used, thus ensuring that the load (18) and passengers are properly secured.

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a safety belt with the aid of which load securing can be achieved in the interior of a motor vehicle, as well as uses of such a safety belt in a motor vehicle and a motor vehicle with such a safety belt.

[0002] From DE 101 06 920 A1 a safety belt is known which has a lock tongue for insertion into a belt buckle provided in the interior of a motor vehicle and a belt strap connected to the lock tongue, wherein a locking body is connected to the lock tongue, with which the belt strap can be clipped in order to loop around a load placed on a rear seat for load securing.

[0003] From DE 10 2011 121 244 A1 a length-adjustable safety belt is known which has a belt buckle at each of its two free ends, to which a buckle tongue of a safety belt can be connected in order to secure a load on a rear seat with the aid of the safety belt.

[0004] There is a constant need to secure both cargo and passengers in a motor vehicle.

[0005] The object of the invention is to show measures that enable good securing of cargo and passengers.

[0006] The object is achieved according to the invention by a safety belt with the features of claim 1, a use with the features of claim 6, a use with the features of claim 7, a use with the features of claim 8, and a motor vehicle with the features of claim 9. Preferred embodiments of the invention are specified in the subclaims and the following description, which can each individually or in combination represent an aspect of the invention, the scope of protection being determined by the claims.

[0007] One aspect of the invention relates to a securing belt for securing loads in the interior of a motor vehicle, comprising a belt strap whose length is adjustable between a first end and a second end, a first belt buckle provided at the first end of the belt strap for connection to a left buckle tongue of a left safety belt and a second belt buckle provided at the second end of the belt strap for connection to a right buckle tongue of a right safety belt, wherein a first buckle tongue for insertion into a left buckle of the left safety belt is provided at the first end of the belt strap and a second buckle tongue for insertion into a right buckle of the second safety belt is provided at the second end of the belt strap.

[0008] With the help of the lock tongues of the safety belt, the length-adjustable belt strap can be securely positioned in a central area of ​​the interior of the motor vehicle in order to secure a load intended there, in particular by the belt strap pressing the load down onto a surface, for example a back seat. This means that particularly long objects, such as skis, can be loaded as cargo from a trunk into the interior of the motor vehicle and secured essentially immobile with the help of the safety belt. Since the belt strap of the safety belt can be attached to two anchor points with the help of the first lock tongue and the second lock tongue, slipping of the load secured with the help of the safety belt can be prevented or at least minimized.This takes advantage of the fact that a motor vehicle is already equipped with a left and right seat belt, and the corresponding buckles for the left and right seat belts, designed to absorb high forces, are already present and are usually located at the edge of a rear seat through-loading opening. This enables cost-effective, simple, and particularly safe load securing.

[0009] Since the safety belt has, in addition to the first locking tongue and the second locking tongue, also the first belt lock and the second belt lock, it is also possible, in a usage situation of the safety belt, when the first locking tongue is inserted into the left belt lock of the left safety belt and the second locking tongue is inserted into the right belt lock of the right safety belt, to continue using the left and right safety belts. Instead of inserting a left locking tongue of the left safety belt into the left belt lock used by the first locking tongue of the safety belt, the left locking tongue can be inserted into the first belt lock of the already fastened safety belt.Similarly, instead of inserting the right-hand buckle tongue of the right-hand seat belt into the right-hand buckle used by the second buckle tongue of the seat belt, the right-hand buckle tongue can be inserted into the second buckle of the already fastened safety belt. Although the seat belt buckles are used by the safety belt, the additional buckles of the safety belt ensure that the seat belts can still be used to secure occupants and / or child seats. This allows for simultaneous load securing and passenger securing.

[0010] It is provided that the first lock tongue and the first belt buckle are provided at the first end or end region of the belt webbing, while the second lock tongue and the second belt buckle are provided at the second end or end region of the belt webbing, but the length adjustment of the belt webbing is provided between the first and second ends, a length adjustment between the respective lock tongue and the associated belt buckle can be avoided. This can ensure that the pair of lock tongue and belt buckle at the respective end of the belt webbing remains in a defined relative position to the connected belt buckle of the respective safety belt. In particular, it can be provided that the respective pair of lock tongue and belt buckle are positioned in close proximity to one another, preferably in contact with one another, at least in the designated load securing position.The respective seat belt can be attached by inserting the left and / or right buckle tongue of the respective seat belt into the first or second buckle of the safety belt, in a very similar way to the original idea of ​​inserting the left and / or right buckle tongue into the left or right buckle. Since the first and second buckles can even protrude slightly compared to the left and right buckles, attaching the seat belt with the safety belt can actually be made easier, especially when rather bulky child seats are to be secured. Despite the additional function provided by the safety belt of securing loads, the function of the seat belts of securing passengers is not impaired or is even improved.The buckle tongue and buckle provided at each end of the length-adjustable belt strap allow the seat belts to continue to be used, ensuring that cargo and passengers are properly secured.

[0011] The length-adjustable belt strap can be designed similarly to a lap belt or 2-point belt. For this purpose, the belt strap can be guided through a lockable buckle so that the load can be easily secured by pulling the freely protruding end of the part of the belt strap protruding from the buckle in order to reduce the effective length of the belt strap until relative movement of the load secured by the belt strap is minimized. To be able to remove the load again, the buckle can be opened to increase the effective length of the belt strap, whereby the belt strap can be released from the load. The belt strap can in particular be made of a textile material that is dimensioned to withstand the expected loads, even under sudden acceleration forces. A belt tensioner can be omitted.

[0012] The first buckle and the second buckle of the safety belt can essentially correspond to the left buckle and the right buckle of the safety belts. In particular, the buckles are essentially identical, at least based on the same standard. The safety belt buckles and the safety belt buckles are therefore functionally interchangeable.

[0013] The first latch plate and the second latch plate of the safety belt can essentially correspond to the left and right latch plates of the safety belts. In particular, the latch plates are essentially identical, at least based on the same standard. The latch plates of the safety belt and the latch plates of the safety belts are therefore functionally interchangeable.

[0014] In particular, it is provided that, at least in the designated load securing position, the first belt buckle protrudes from the first belt tongue in the direction of the belt webbing and / or the second belt buckle protrudes from the second belt tongue in the direction of the belt webbing. When the safety belt is relaxed, the buckle tongues can protrude from the belt webbing and the belt buckles can be aligned in the direction of the belt webbing, wherein in particular the belt buckles can follow the longitudinal extent of the belt webbing along their longitudinal extent. If the respective belt tongue is inserted into the belt buckle of the associated safety belt essentially in a vertical direction downwards, the associated belt buckle of the safety belt can protrude from the buckle tongue essentially in a vertical direction upwards. This makes it easier to insert the respective buckle tongue of the safety belt into the protruding belt buckle of the safety belt.

[0015] Preferably, the first buckle tongue and / or the second buckle tongue has a deflection eyelet for passing the belt webbing through, wherein the first belt buckle and / or the second belt buckle is fastened to the respective free end of the belt webbing passed through the deflection eyelet. When the safety belt is relaxed, the respective buckle tongue can be moved along the belt webbing, wherein in particular the extent of the relative movement of the buckle tongue along the belt webbing can be limited. When the buckle tongues of the safety belt are inserted into the belt buckles of the seat belts, the position of the buckle tongues is defined. The belt webbing can then be tightened, wherein the belt buckles at the free ends of the belt webbing are pulled towards the respective associated buckle tongue.In this case, the belt buckle can strike the buckle tongue, whereby the relative position of the belt buckle is defined and, in particular, can be aligned in a defined manner on the buckle tongue due to the tensile force acting when the belt strap is tightened. The proximity of the belt buckle to the belt tongue in the safety belt, which is achieved through simple construction, simplifies the attachment of the safety belt to the safety belt. In an alternative embodiment, the first belt buckle and / or the second belt buckle has a retaining eyelet for passing the belt strap through. In particular, the retaining eyelet has locking elements, in particular clamping teeth engaging the belt strap, for locking the belt strap under a tensile force.

[0016] Particularly preferably, the first belt buckle is fixed and in particular limitedly fastened to the first buckle tongue and / or the second belt buckle is fixed and in particular limitedly fastened to the second buckle tongue. The respective belt buckle can be connected to the associated buckle tongue via a mechanical connection, in particular an articulated connection, so that the respective belt buckle and the associated buckle tongue are positioned in close proximity. However, it is also possible for the fixed fastening to be produced by frictional engagement, in particular only by the tensile forces applied when the belt webbing is tightened. The proximity of the belt buckle to the belt tongue in the safety belt simplifies the attachment of the safety belt to the safety belt.

[0017] In particular, the belt strap is held in a closed loop in a section between the first belt tongue and the second belt tongue, whereby the loop size can be adjusted by adjusting the length of the belt strap. The loop can be used to wrap around the load, so that the load is well secured even if the load is not pressed down onto a back seat. In particular, with an elongated load that cannot rest on the back seat, excessive transverse loading or even the load breaking can be avoided. Instead, it is possible to press several, particularly elongated, loads together and sufficiently restrict relative movement. This enables safe and damage-free load securing.

[0018] A further aspect relates to the use of a safety belt, which can be designed and developed as described above, for securing a load located essentially centrally on the rear seat of a motor vehicle and for simultaneously securing a right and / or left passenger on the rear seat using the right and / or left seat belt. The buckle tongue and buckle provided at each end of the length-adjustable belt strap allow the seat belts to continue to be used, thus ensuring effective securing of the load and passengers.

[0019] A further aspect relates to the use of a safety belt, which can be designed and developed as described above, for securing a load located substantially centrally on the rear seat of a motor vehicle and for simultaneously securing a right and / or left child seat on the rear seat using the right and / or left safety belt. The buckle tongue and buckle provided at each end of the length-adjustable belt strap allow the safety belts to continue to be used, thus enabling effective securing of the load and of children strapped into a child seat.

[0020] A further aspect relates to the use of a safety belt, which can be designed and developed as described above, for securing a load provided essentially centrally between a driver's seat and a passenger seat of a motor vehicle and for simultaneously securing a driver sitting in the driver's seat and / or a passenger or child seat sitting in the passenger seat with the aid of a right and / or left front seat belt. The buckle tongue and buckle provided at each end of the length-adjustable belt strap allow the seat belts to be reused, thus enabling effective securing of load and passengers even in the front area of ​​the motor vehicle.

[0021] Another aspect relates to a motor vehicle with a left safety belt and a right safety belt for securing passengers in an interior, and a safety belt that can be designed and developed as described above, wherein the first buckle tongue of the safety belt is connected to the left buckle of the left safety belt, and the second buckle tongue of the safety belt is connected to the right buckle of the right safety belt. The buckle tongue and buckle provided at each end of the length-adjustable belt strap allow the safety belts to be reused, thus ensuring effective securing of cargo and passengers.

[0022] Preferably, the left latch plate of the left safety belt is connected to the first buckle of the safety belt, and / or the right latch plate of the right safety belt is connected to the second buckle of the safety belt. This ensures effective securing of both cargo and passengers.

[0023] The invention will now be explained by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings using preferred embodiments. The features presented below may represent an aspect of the invention, both individually and in combination, with the scope of protection being determined by the claims. They show: Fig. 1: a schematic front view of an interior of a motor vehicle with a safety belt according to the invention, Fig. 2: a schematic diagram of a first embodiment of the safety belt from Fig. 1 and Fig. 3: a schematic diagram of a second embodiment of the safety belt from Fig. 1.

[0024] The Fig. 1, the interior 10 of a motor vehicle 12, which is only partially shown, has, for example, a rear seat 14 in which a through-loading opening 16 can be opened to a trunk (not shown). This makes it possible to load an elongated item of cargo 18, for example skis, from the trunk into the interior 10 of the motor vehicle 12. The rear seat 14 has a left belt buckle 20 for a left safety belt and a right belt buckle 22 for a right safety belt. With the help of the left and / or right safety belt, a passenger or a child seat 24 can be secured on the rear seat 14. In order to secure the cargo 18 in the interior 10, a safety belt 26 is attached to the belt buckles 20, 22 of the safety belts. The safety belt 26 has a length-adjustable belt strap 28, for example to press the cargo 18 downwards against the rear seat 14.In order to allow the continued use of the safety belts provided in the motor vehicle 12, in particular to secure passengers and / or child seats 24, the safety belt 26 has a first belt buckle 30 positioned in the load securing position near the left belt buckle 20 and a second belt buckle 32 positioned in the load securing position near the right belt buckle 22.

[0025] As in Fig. 2, the belt webbing 28 has the first belt buckle 30 and a first buckle tongue 36 at a first end 34 or end region. The first buckle tongue 36 can be inserted into the left belt buckle 20 to form an anchoring point for the safety belt 26, while the first belt buckle 30 can be used to connect to a left buckle tongue of the left safety belt. Analogously, the belt webbing 28 has the second belt buckle 32 and a second buckle tongue 40 at a second end 38 or end region. The second buckle tongue 40 can be inserted into the right belt buckle 22 to form an anchoring point for the safety belt 26, while the second belt buckle 32 can be used to connect to a right buckle tongue of the right safety belt.In particular, it is possible for the belt strap 20 to be guided through deflection eyes of the buckle tongues 36, 40 and for its respective free end to be connected to the belt buckles 30, 32, so that the belt buckles 30, 32 can be pressed against the buckle tongues 36, 40 when the belt strap 28 is tightened and can be held there, in particular in a stationary manner and preferably projecting upwards. In the illustrated embodiment, the belt strap is designed to hold down the load 18 and, in particular, to press it against the rear seat 14 from top to bottom.

[0026] At the Fig. 3 illustrated embodiment of the safety belt 26 is compared to the one in Fig. In the embodiment of the securing belt 26 shown in Figure 2, the belt strap 28 is designed as a loop. When the belt strap 28 is tightened, the loop also tightens and can exert a holding force on the load 18 over its entire circumference.

Claims

[1] Securing belt (26) for securing loads in an interior (10) of a motor vehicle (12), with a belt strap (28) adjustable in length between a first end (34) and a second end (38), a first belt buckle (30) provided at the first end (34) of the belt strap (28) for connection to a left buckle tongue of a left safety belt and a second belt buckle (32) provided at the second end (38) of the belt strap (28) for connection to a right buckle tongue of a right safety belt, characterized by , that at the first end (34) of the belt strap (28) a first buckle tongue (36) is provided for insertion into a left belt buckle (20) of the left safety belt and at the second end (38) of the belt strap (28) a second buckle tongue (40) is provided for insertion into a right belt buckle (22) of the right safety belt. [2] Securing belt (26) according to claim 1, wherein at least in the designated load securing position the first belt buckle (30) protrudes from the first belt tongue (36) in the direction of the belt strap (28) and / or the second belt buckle (32) protrudes from the second belt tongue (40) in the direction of the belt strap (28). [3] Safety belt (26) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first lock tongue (36) and / or the second lock tongue (40) has a deflection eyelet for passing the belt strap (28), wherein the first belt buckle (30) and / or the second belt buckle (32) is fastened to the respective free end of the belt strap (28) passed through the deflection eyelet. [4] Safety belt (26) according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the first belt buckle (30) is fixedly fastened to the first buckle tongue (36) and / or the second belt buckle (32) is fixedly fastened to the second buckle tongue (40). [5] Safety belt (26) according to one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the belt strap (28) is held in a partial area between the first belt tongue (36) and the second belt tongue (40) to form a closed loop, wherein a loop size of the loop is adjustable by the length adjustability of the belt strap (28). [6] Use of a safety belt (26) according to one of claims 1 to 5 for securing a load (18) provided substantially centrally on a rear seat (14) of a motor vehicle (12) and for simultaneously securing a right and / or left passenger on the rear seat (14) with the aid of the right and / or left safety belt. [7] Use of a safety belt (26) according to one of claims 1 to 5 for securing a load (18) provided substantially centrally on a rear seat (14) of a motor vehicle (12) and for simultaneously securing a right and / or left child seat (24) on the rear seat (14) with the aid of the right and / or left safety belt. [8] Use of a safety belt (26) according to one of claims 1 to 5 for securing a load (18) provided substantially centrally between a driver's seat and a passenger seat of a motor vehicle (12) and for simultaneously securing a driver sitting on the driver's seat and / or a passenger or child seat (24) sitting on the passenger seat with the aid of a right and / or left front safety belt. [9] Motor vehicle (12) with a left safety belt and a right safety belt for securing occupants in an interior (10) and a safety belt (26) according to one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the first buckle tongue (36) of the safety belt (26) is connected to the left belt buckle (20) of the left safety belt and the second buckle tongue (40) of the safety belt (26) is connected to the right belt buckle (22) of the right safety belt. [10] Motor vehicle (12) according to claim 9, wherein the left buckle tongue of the left safety belt is connected to the first buckle (30) of the safety belt (26) and / or the right buckle tongue of the right safety belt is connected to the second buckle (32) of the safety belt (26).

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