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US 10,471,800 B2Granted
Vehicle seat belt system having electrical connector
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsClay Wesley Maranville, John Craig Elson, Victoria Schein, Kerrie Gath
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Abstract
A vehicle seat belt system is provided. The vehicle seat belt system includes a seat belt comprising a webbing, an electric powered device such as a heater coupled to the webbing, electrical circuitry connected to the heater and extending through a seat belt buckle and connector tongue, and an electric power source for providing electric power to the electric heater via the electrical circuitry. The electrical circuitry supplies power through the connector tongue and seat belt buckle.
Claims13
A vehicle seat belt system comprising:
- a seat belt comprising a webbing;
- a connector tongue connected to the webbing;
- a buckle configured to releasably connect with the tongue;
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- electrical circuitry provided on the connector tongue and the buckle to provide an electrical connection when the tongue is connected to the buckle, wherein the electrical circuitry comprises first conductive circuitry provided on the connector tongue and second conductive circuitry provided on the buckle, wherein the first and second conductive circuitries are electrically connected when the tongue is connected to the buckle, and wherein the first conductive circuitry on the connector tongue has a first circuit transmitting a first polarity signal and a second circuit transmitting a different second polarity signal or ground signal.
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A vehicle seat belt system comprising:
- a seat belt comprising a webbing;
- a connector tongue connected to the webbing;
- a buckle configured to releasably connect with the tongue;
- a first conductive circuit provided on the connector tongue;
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- a second conductive circuit provides on the buckle and configured to electrically connect with the first conductive circuit when the tongue is connected to the buckle, wherein the first conductive circuit on the connector tongue has a first circuit transmitting a first polarity signal and a second circuit transmitting a different second polarity signal or ground signal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.