Seatbelt anchor mechanism
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsDean M. Jaradi, S.M. Iskander Farooq, Mohammad Omar Faruque
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Abstract
A seat system includes a seat having a seatback and a seat bottom extending in a seat-forward direction from the seatback. A seatbelt retractor is mounted to the seatback and an anchor is carried by the seat bottom and movable seat-rearward and seat-forward between a retracted position and an extended position. A seatbelt webbing extends from the seatbelt retractor and is attached to the anchor. An actuator is operatively coupled to the anchor to move the anchor between the retracted position and the extended position. A lock is operable to selectively retain the anchor in the retracted position.
Claims11
A seat system, comprising:
- a seat including a seatback and a seat bottom extending in a seat-forward direction from the seatback;
- a seatbelt retractor mounted to the seatback;
- an anchor carried by the seat bottom and movable seat-rearward and seat-forward between a retracted position and an extended position;
- a seatbelt webbing extending from the seatbelt retractor and attached to the anchor;
- an actuator operatively coupled to the anchor to move the anchor between the retracted position and the extended position;
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- a track elongated seat-forward and seat-rearward, the anchor being moveably engaged with the track between the retracted position and the extended position;
- the actuator being supported by the track;
- a gear rack extending along the track and a pinion gear disposed in the track and engaged with the gear rack, the actuator being operative to rotate the pinion gear;
- a lock operable to selectively retain the anchor in the retracted position;
- the lock including a solenoid operated pin mechanism including a solenoid and a pin extending from the solenoid into the track into a path of the pinion gear.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.