# US 11,027,683 B1 · Occupant restraint system and related methods

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- Number: US 11,027,683 B1
- Document ID: US11027683B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 16/703,146
- Filed: 2019-12-04
- Published: 2021-06-10
- Granted: 2021-06-08
- Earliest claimed: 2019-12-04
- Assignees: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
- Applicants: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
- Inventors: Christopher James Palazzolo; Robert M. Andres
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11027683B1

## CPC

- B60R 21/013: including means for detecting collisions, impending collisions or roll-over
- B60R 21/08: {automatically} movable from an inoperative to an operative position, e.g. in a collision (electrical circuits for triggering safety arrangements B60R21/01)
- B60N 2/015: Attaching seats directly to vehicle chassis
- B60N 2/10: tiltable (B60N2/12 {, B60N2/2875} take precedence)
- B60N 2/80: Head-rests
- B60R 21/02: Occupant safety arrangements or fittings {, e.g. crash pads (seat belts with crash pads B60R22/14; removable children's seats having a front guard or barrier B60N2/2839)}
- B60R 22/12: Construction of belts or harnesses (B60R21/18 takes precedence {; woven fabrics for safety belts D03D1/0005})
- B60R 22/14: incorporating enlarged restraint areas, e.g. vests, nets {, crash pads, optionally for children (crash pads for occupants' safety on vehicles in general B60R21/02)}
- B60R 22/26: secured to the seat
- B60R 22/34: Belt retractors, e.g. reels (anchoring devices {, e.g. guide loops} , with means to tension the belt in an emergency B60R22/195)
- B60R 2021/022: {mounted on seats}
- B60R 2022/3402: {Retractor casings; Mounting thereof}
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60N: SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

An occupant restraint system including a seat having a head rest where the seat has a seat belt anchor, a seat belt retractor and a seat coupling member each coupled with the seat. The system further includes a seat belt assembly including a first seat belt portion and a second seat belt portion. At least one deployable restraint is stored on or within at least one of the seat belt assembly or the seat, where the at least one deployable restraint has a deployed position and a retracted position that is deployed by a deployment member.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An occupant restraint system comprising:
a rotatable seat having a head rest, the rotatable seat coupled with a seat mount;
the rotatable seat including a seat belt anchor, a seat belt retractor and a seat coupling member each coupled with the rotatable seat, the seat belt anchor directly coupled with the rotatable seat;
a seat belt assembly including a first seat belt portion and a second seat belt portion;
the first seat belt portion extending from a belt anchor portion to a first coupling end portion, the belt anchor portion coupled with the seat belt anchor, the first coupling end portion configured to be coupled with the seat coupling member;
the second seat belt portion extending from a second extending portion to a second coupling end portion, the second extending portion extendably coupled with the seat belt retractor, the second coupling end portion configured to be coupled with the seat coupling member;
at least one deployable restraint stored within the head rest of the rotatable seat, the at least one deployable restraint has a deployed position and a retracted position that is deployed by a deployment member;
at least one hinge configured to fold open the at least one deployable restraint with the deployment member; and
a deployment guide, the deployment guide having a track and guide member associated therewith, the guide member coupled with the deployable restraint, the guide member configured to guide the deployable restraint along the track.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The occupant restraint system as recited in claim 1, wherein the rotatable seat is defined in part by a first vertical axis, the rotatable seat is rotatable around the first vertical axis.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The occupant restraint system as recited in claim 1, further comprising a belt guide disposed between the second coupling end portion and the second extending portion, the belt guide coupled with the seat.