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US 11,691,591 B2Granted
Motor vehicle and occupant seat combination
AssigneeIndiana Mills & Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorsDouglas W. Bittner, Jeffrey A. King, Steven Gale
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Abstract
A motor vehicle and occupant seat combination may include any one or combination of means for selectively preventing forward pivoting of at least one vehicle seat, one or more web attenuators for dampen forces applied thereby by one or more respective shoulder webs of at least one occupant restraint system, at least one sleeve received on at least one shoulder web and a corresponding sleeve adjuster for adjusting a position of the sleeve along the respective shoulder web, and one or more ratcheting web retractors for selectively tightening a lap web or a thigh web about an occupant of at least one vehicle seat.
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A motor vehicle and occupant seat combination, comprising:
- a motor vehicle having a frame comprising a plurality of frame components,
- a first occupant seat pivotably mounted to at least one of the plurality of frame components such that the first occupant seat is pivotable between an at rest position to support an occupant and a forward tilted position to permit access to a portion of the motor vehicle reardwardly of the first occupant seat, the first occupant seat having a first engagement member coupled thereto,
- a second occupant seat pivotably mounted to at least one of the plurality of frame components such that the second occupant seat is pivotable between an at rest position to support an occupant and a forward tilted position to permit access to a portion of the motor vehicle reardwardly of the second occupant seat, the second occupant seat having a second engagement member coupled thereto, the first and second occupant seats mounted side-by-side within the motor vehicle,
- a first locking retractor mounted to one of the plurality of frame components rearwardly of the first occupant seat,
- a first web having one end coupled to the first locking retractor and an opposite end coupled to a third engagement member, the third engagement member configured to releasably engage the first engagement member,
- a second locking retractor mounted to one of the plurality of frame components rearwardly of the second occupant seat,
- a second web having one end coupled to the second locking retractor and an opposite end coupled to a fourth engagement member, the fourth engagement member configured to releasably engage the second engagement member,
- wherein the first locking retractor, when locked and with the first engagement member engaged with the third engagement member, prevents pivoting of the first occupant seat forwardly from the at rest position thereof, and
- wherein the second locking retractor, when locked and with the second engagement member engaged with the fourth engagement member, prevents pivoting of the second occupant seat forwardly from the at rest position thereof.
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A motor vehicle and occupant seat combination, comprising:
- a motor vehicle having a frame comprising a plurality of frame components,
- a first occupant seat mounted to at least one of the plurality of frame components, the first occupant seat having a first seat bottom and a first seat back extending upwardly away from the first seat bottom,
- a second occupant seat mounted to at least one of the plurality of frame components, the second occupant seat having a second seat bottom and a second seat back extending upwardly away from the second seat bottom, the first and second occupant seats mounted side-by-side within the motor vehicle,
- a first occupant restraint system mounted to the first occupant seat and configured to selectively restrain an occupant supported on the first occupant seat,
- a second occupant restraint system mounted to the second occupant seat and configured to selectively restrain an occupant supported in the second occupant seat,
- a first web attenuator mounted to the first seat back adjacent to one side thereof and spaced apart from a top end of the first seat back, the first occupant restraint system including a first shoulder web extending through or over the first seat back with a portion of the first shoulder web supported by the first web attenuator, the first web attenuator configured to dampen forces applied thereto by the first shoulder web, and
- a second web attenuator mounted to the second seat back adjacent to one side thereof and spaced apart from a top end of the second seat back, the second occupant restraint system including a second shoulder web extending through or over the second seat back with a portion of the second shoulder web supported by the second web attenuator, the second web attenuator configured to dampen forces applied thereto by the second shoulder web.
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A motor vehicle and occupant seat combination, comprising:
- a motor vehicle having a frame comprising a plurality of frame components,
- a first occupant seat mounted to at least one of the plurality of frame components, the first occupant seat having a first seat bottom and a first seat back extending upwardly away from the first seat bottom,
- a second occupant seat mounted to at least one of the plurality of frame components, the second occupant seat having a second seat bottom and a second seat back extending upwardly away from the second seat bottom, the first and second occupant seats mounted side-by-side within the motor vehicle,
- a first occupant restraint system mounted to the first occupant seat and configured to selectively restrain an occupant supported on the first occupant seat,
- a second occupant restraint system mounted to the second occupant seat and configured to selectively restrain an occupant supported in the second occupant seat,
- a first elongated sleeve received on and at least partially about a first shoulder web of the first occupant restraint system,
- a first sleeve position adjuster coupled to the first sleeve and including a first actuator normally engaging a portion of the first shoulder web to fix a position of the first sleeve relative to the first shoulder web and responsive to actuation thereof to disengage from the first shoulder web to allow the first sleeve to be moved along the first shoulder web,
- a second elongated sleeve received on and at least partially about a first shoulder web of the second occupant restraint system, and
- a second sleeve position adjuster coupled to the second sleeve and including a second actuator normally engaging a portion of the second shoulder web to fix a position of the second sleeve relative to the second shoulder web and responsive to actuation thereof to disengage from the second shoulder web to allow the second sleeve to be moved along the second shoulder web.
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