# US 11,305,726 B2 · Restraining system for a vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,305,726 B2 - Document ID: US11305726B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/454,147 - Filed: 2019-06-27 - Published: 2020-01-30 - Granted: 2022-04-19 - Earliest claimed: 2018-07-27 - Assignees: Volvo Car Corporation - Applicants: Volvo Car Corporation - Inventors: Bo Svanberg; Lotta Jakobsson; Katarina Bohman - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11305726B2 ## CPC - B60R 22/12: Construction of belts or harnesses (B60R21/18 takes precedence {; woven fabrics for safety belts D03D1/0005}) - B60R 21/013: including means for detecting collisions, impending collisions or roll-over - 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 22/201: {with the belt anchor connected to a slider movable in a vehicle-mounted track (for passive restraint systems B60R22/06)} - B60R 22/46: {Reels} with means to tension the belt in an emergency {by forced winding up}(electrical circuits for triggering safety arrangements B60R21/01 {; tensioners using reels only guiding the belt during normal use, e.g. splitted reels B60R22/195}) - G05D 1/00: Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots (drive control systems specially adapted for autonomous road vehicles B60W60/00) - B60N 3/008: {of beds} - B60R 2021/0034: {lying down} - B60R 2021/01272: {Belt tensioners} - B60R 2022/207: {Horizontally or transversally adjustable} - B60R 2022/208: {by automatic or remote control means} - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G05D: SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES - B60N: SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A restraining system for restraining an occupant of a vehicle, the system including: an occupant supporting device for supporting the occupant, the occupant supporting device has a longitudinal direction along which an occupant is intended to be positioned; a blanket including at least one restraint belt including a first end and a second end attachable to attachment members arranged on either side of the occupant supporting device such that the at least one restraint belt extends in a transverse direction across the occupant supporting device, the attachment members are movable such that the position of the at least one restraint belt is adjustable in the longitudinal direction, an activation control unit configured to receive a signal indicative of a vehicle collision, and in response to the received signal control a pre-tension device to increase the tension in the at least one restraint belt. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A restraining system for restraining an occupant of a vehicle in the event of a collision, the system comprising: an occupant supporting device for supporting the occupant while travelling in the vehicle, the occupant supporting device has a longitudinal direction along which an occupant is intended to be positioned when in use; a blanket comprising at least one restraint belt comprising a first end and a second end attachable to attachment members arranged on either side of the occupant supporting device such that the at least one restraint belt extends in a transverse direction across the occupant supporting device, wherein the attachment members are movable such that the position of the at least one restraint belt is adjustable in the longitudinal direction; and an activation control unit configured to receive a signal indicative of a vehicle collision, and in response to the received signal control a pre-tension device to increase the tension in the at least one restraint belt, wherein the attachment members are automatically moved to a predetermined position based on detected body features of the occupant. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The restraining system of claim 1, wherein the attachment members are movable by sliding the attachment members in guiding rails. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The restraining system of claim 1, comprising at least two restraint belts, wherein the attachment members are movable such that one restraint belt may be located at an upper-torso level and one restraint belt may be located at the pelvis level of an occupant positioned in a neutral position in the occupant supporting device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The restraining system of claim 1, wherein the attachment members are movably attached to a vehicle structure below the occupant supporting device, or directly to the occupant supporting device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The restraining system of claim 1, wherein the at least one restraint belt is integrated in the blanket. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The restraining system of claim 1, wherein the occupant supporting device is a vehicle seat or vehicle bed. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The restraining system of claim 1, comprising an electrical reversible restraining device configured to reversibly tension the at least one restraint belt. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The restraining system of claim 1, wherein the pre-tension device is configured to pull the attachment members downwards in response to a detected collision. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The restraining system of claim 1, wherein the at least one restraint belt is inflatable, wherein the at least one restraint belt is configured to be inflated in response to the signal indicative of a vehicle collision. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The restraining system of claim 1, wherein the occupant supporting device comprises a frame structure extending vertically from the surface configured to support the occupant, the frame structure is configured to restrict the horizontal motion of the occupant when in the occupant supporting device.