Restraint bar for vehicle seating assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMarcos Silva Kondrad, Johnathan Andrew Line, Brian Robert Spahn, Srinivasan Sundararajan, Derek Board, James Chih Cheng, Kevin Wayne Preuss
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Abstract
A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat pan operably coupled to a seatback. The vehicle seating assembly further includes a restraint bar coupled to the seatback and operable between a first position and a second position. The restraint bar is equipped with at least one deployable occupant restraint and the restraint bar is generally U-shaped.
Claims17
A vehicle seating assembly, comprising:
- a seatback having a central portion that is flanked on either side by side wings;
- a seat pan operably coupled to the seatback;
- and
- a restraint bar coupled to a front portion of the seatback such that the restraint bar extends vertically upward along a substantial portion of the side wings of the seatback, wherein the restraint bar is operable between a stowed position and a staged position, wherein the restraint bar is equipped with at least one deployable occupant restraint, and wherein the restraint bar is generally U-shaped.
A vehicle seating assembly, comprising:
- a seatback comprising an upper region;
- a seat pan operably coupled to the seatback;
- and
- a restraint bar coupled to the seatback and operable between a stowed position, a staged position, and a deployed position, wherein the staged position displaces the restraint bar from the stowed position by an angle of at least about 10 degrees, wherein the deployed position displaces the restraint bar from the stowed position by an angle of at least about 30 degrees, wherein the restraint bar is equipped with at least one deployable occupant restraint, and wherein the restraint bar is contoured to a front portion and a top portion of the upper region of the seatback such that the restraint bar extends about a perimeter of the seatback.
A method of operating a vehicle seating assembly, comprising the steps of:
- detecting an occupant in the vehicle seating assembly with an occupancy sensor;
- actuating a restraint bar from a first position to a second position;
- detecting an impact event;
- actuating the restraint bar to a third position upon detection of the impact event;
- and
- deploying at least one occupant restraint.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.