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A Three-Point Belt in the Rear Center Seating
Position as Accessories
fhrs paper desc!bes softe oflhe ensin.errnq
srtuahons cn.ounLcr.a during the
'i"velopmenl of a lhree pornt bcl! for Lhe
rrar cenler seaLins posilroD rn a sedan cai.
Tne b.lt $ rll be soid as an accessory for the
The reinforcemenl of the parcel shelf
r. achreve a sutficienlly strong anchoraE.
. ). the rebacto. and the s€ometrical loca-
Lions ofthe bell. anchorases are presetrted.
The coDflict between lhe g€omerrical
requrremenls. the deesn and thc visibilny
rvill be tocuss€d. Thc n.ed for updatcd
rcquirehents lor bel! hstallaLioDs in Lh.
r€ar center seahng posr\ion will be pornted
Data iroh lhe pertormed LesLs shos
lha! all demaods froh resulatjors and "inho!.tse
' requirenenls are fulfilled.
BACKGROUND
THE lST OF JULY, 1986, S*eden introduced
a compulsory belt lar for the reat
seat in pass€ngpr cars. Countries as Wesl-
G€.lnany, Norway, Ne$ Zeeland and
Auslralia have already entorced similar
laws-This willinclease the useolseat belts
in the rear a.d also ,ncrcase the dcmand oD
comfort of seat bell rDstaliations.
Lell |(rtbnnk and Hu9o Mdrandx
Today host Europ€an car manuf.cturers
have tbree point b€lLs on the rear
oulborrd posit,ons snd a iap bclt in the
c€nte. as st.rdard equrPmerl
ll is. even for lhc iron! sc.! occupanL.
rmporLant Lhal rearseatocrupants use th€f
saf.ty belLs (1)'. ln ihe ccn!cr scalrng
posilion loday w. have a very lo* usaBe
rate. mainl! because il is unconfortsble
and difficull lD pu! on.nd
Children nay pref.r lD srt tn Lhe tear
.erter pos'tion whcre thrr" c.n have a clear
vi€e oDl on Lh,! roid. finlhes s,lh lhr€e
children may *. ht to havr all lhcrr children
use !he 6sm. U pc ot thrt( po,tr! b.lt.
Takrng Bll rhrs Into rccounL il was
de.ided lo d€velop s thrr. l,oint bclt for this
scaling posihon as rn scccasorr. 'l h. main
sdvrrtag$ of ! three pornt bclt in lhe r€ar
cenLcr posrUon arc:
- lliEher s.felv le!el 'n fronLalimptcts
- Incrc6sed comfort 3nd conv.n'enc€
- Bette. desrAn, compsrcd Lo a nonrctraclor
lap betl
. Childrcn pt€ter lhis plscc
r-T'ri-E*_iiT*"rEe*"ae-ii?;;Erfercncrs
al €nd of D6D.r