SEATBELT ASSIST DEVICE AND VEHICLE SEAT

Abstract: provided is a belt assist device having a compact configuration and being configured to move a seatbelt to an easily reachable position. a vehicle seat includes a belt assist device attached to a lateral portion of a seat back and configured to move a portion of a seatbelt placed on the lateral portion to the easily reachable position. the belt assist device includes a rotary member attached to a recessed housing portion of the lateral portion via a rotary shaft and configured to rotate up and down between a housing position at which the rotary member is housed in the seat back and a protruding position at which the rotary member rotates to protrude forward of the seat back to push out a portion of the seatbelt. the rotary member is disposed forward of a belt guide provided at the periphery of an upper end of the seat back.

Inventor(s): Atsushi YAMABE, Noriyuki YAMATO, Haruki MOCHIZUKI

CPC Classification: B60R22/26 (VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR)

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