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US 10,493,949 B2Granted
Seatbelt assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsDean M. Jaradi, Mohammad Omar Faruque, S. M. Iskander Farooq
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Abstract
An assembly includes a base defining a track and a hole. The assembly includes a plate slidably engaged with the track. The assembly includes a pin supported by the plate and movable between a first position engaged with the hole and a second position disengaged with the hole. The assembly includes an actuator designed to move the pin from the first position to the second position. The assembly includes a webbing guide supported by the plate.
Claims19
An assembly comprising:
- a base defining a track and a hole;
- a plate slidably engaged with the track;
- a pin supported by the plate and movable from a first position engaged with the hole to a second position disengaged with the hole;
- an electromagnetic solenoid actuator designed to move the pin from the first position to the second position;
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- a webbing guide supported by the plate.
3 more elements
An assembly comprising:
- a base defining a track and a hole;
- a plate slidably engaged with the track;
- a pin supported by the plate and movable from a first position engaged with the hole to a second position disengaged with the hole;
- an actuator designed to move the pin from the first position to the second position;
- a webbing guide supported by the plate;
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- a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to actuate the actuator to move the pin from the first position to the second position upon detecting a vehicle impact.
4 more elements
An assembly comprising:
- a base defining a track and a hole;
- a plate slidably engaged with the track;
- a pin supported by the plate and movable from a first position engaged with the hole to a second position disengaged with the hole;
- an actuator designed to move the pin from the first position to the second position;
- a webbing guide supported by the plate;
- a lever arm having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end secured to the pin, and the second end adjacent the actuator;
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- a reaction member fixed to the plate, the actuator disposed between the reaction member and the second end of the lever arm.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.