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US 10,752,203 B2Granted
Seatbelt assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsDean M. Jaradi, Mohammad Omar Faruque, S. M. Iskander Farooq, Zhenyan Gao, James Chih Cheng
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Abstract
An assembly includes a base and a seatbelt anchor. The seatbelt anchor has a first end defining a circular hole pivotally supported by the base and a second end fixed in position relative to the first end. The assembly includes a buckle fixed in position relative to the second end. The assembly includes a pyrotechnic actuator secured to the base. The assembly includes a connector extending from the pyrotechnic actuator to the seatbelt anchor.
Claims15
An assembly comprising:
- a seat back;
- a seat bottom extending form the seat back in a seat-forward direction;
- a base;
- a seatbelt anchor having a first end defining a circular hole pivotally supported by the base and a second end fixed in position relative to the first end, the seatbelt anchor pivotable from a first position to a second position that is in the seat-forward direction relative to the first position;
- a buckle fixed in position relative to the second end;
- a pyrotechnic actuator secured to the base;
- and
- a connector extending from the pyrotechnic actuator to the seatbelt anchor;
- and
- wherein actuation of the pyrotechnic actuator moves the seatbelt anchor from the first position to the second position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.