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US 2026/0001508 A1Published application
System and method for smart seat belt system
OwnerAdalberto Valdovinosinventor
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Abstract
A seat belt positioning system and method built inside of a seat having a track configured to extend a seat belt horizontally and vertically; an extender arm coupled to the track; a shoulder adjustment trolley configured to move the seat belt in a lateral direction; and a control system operably connected to the track and the shoulder adjustment trolley.
Claims15
A seat belt positioning system comprising:
- a track configured to extend a seat belt horizontally and vertically;
- an extender arm coupled to the track;
- a shoulder adjustment trolley configured to move the seat belt in a lateral direction;
- and a control system operably connected to the track and the shoulder adjustment trolley.
1 more element
A method of operating a seat belt positioning system comprising:
- detecting, via at least one sensor, a triggering event;
- activating, in response to the triggering event, a shoulder adjustment trolley to move a seat belt laterally;
- transferring the seat belt from the shoulder adjustment trolley to an extender arm;
- extending the extender arm along a track to position the seat belt in proximity to a user;
- and retracting, after detection of seat belt engagement, the extender arm and the shoulder adjustment trolley.
2 more elements
A vehicle restraint system comprising:
- a housing built into an existing seat behind a vehicle, a seat belt having a strap, a tongue mechanism and a latch mechanism;
- a positioning system connected to the seat belt, the positioning system comprising an extender arm configured to move the seat belt both horizontally and vertically;
- and a control system configured to control movement of the positioning system based on sensed vehicle conditions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.