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US 11,027,694 B2Granted
Seatbelt pretensioner assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsDean M. Jaradi, Mohammad Omar Faruque, S. M. Iskander Farooq
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Abstract
A seatbelt pretensioner assembly includes a body. The seatbelt pretensioner assembly includes a shaft rotatably supported by the body. The seatbelt pretensioner assembly includes a spring operatively engaged between the body and the shaft. The seatbelt pretensioner assembly includes a solenoid supported by the body and movable between a first position inhibiting rotation of the shaft relative to the body and a second position permitting rotation of the shaft relative to the body.
Claims17
A seatbelt pretensioner assembly, comprising:
- a body;
- a shaft rotatably supported by the body;
- teeth extending from and surrounding the shaft;
- a ratchet mechanism supported by the body and operatively engaged with the teeth;
- a spring operatively engaged between the body and the shaft;
- and
- a solenoid supported by the body and movable between a first position inhibiting rotation of the shaft relative to the body and a second position permitting rotation of the shaft relative to the body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.