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US 10,328,888 B2Granted
Lap-belt length detecting seatbelt assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorKevin Michael Pline
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Abstract
A seatbelt assembly includes webbing elongated along a length, a clip slidable along the length of the webbing, an indicator extending along the length of the webbing, and a sensor coupled to the clip and sensitive to the indicator. The seatbelt assembly measures a length of a lap band stretched across an occupant. Safety features may be tailored to the body type of the occupant.
Claims20
A seatbelt assembly comprising:
- webbing elongated along a length;
- a clip slidable along the length of the webbing and that divides the webbing into a lap band and a shoulder band;
- an indicator extending along the length of the webbing;
- and
- a sensor coupled to the clip and sensitive to the indicator.
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A seatbelt assembly comprising:
- webbing elongated along a length;
- a clip slidable along the length of the webbing and that divides the webbing into a lap band and a shoulder band;
- a wire extending along the length of the webbing;
- a voltage source electrically connected to the wire via the clip;
- and
- an electrical sensor coupled to an end of the webbing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.