Seat restraint buckle presenter assembly
AssigneeDelphi Technologies, Inc.
InventorsLloyd Walker Rogers, Jr., Theodore J Lindsay, Armeta Carson
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Abstract
A seat restraint buckle presenter assembly for a seat restraint system in a vehicle includes a seat restraint buckle for receiving a latch plate of the seat restraint system. The seat restraint buckle presenter assembly also includes a buckle support connected to the seat restraint buckle and supporting the seat restraint buckle adjacent a seat of the vehicle. The seat restraint buckle presenter assembly further includes a drive mechanism cooperating with the buckle support for moving the buckle support and the seat restraint buckle longitudinally between a forward position and a rearward position.
Claims14
A seat restraint buckle presenter assembly for a seat restraint system in a vehicle comprising:
- a seat restraint buckle for receiving a latch plate of the seat restraint system;
- a buckle support connected to said seat restraint buckle and supporting said seat restraint buckle adjacent a seat of the vehicle;
- a drive mechanism cooperating with said buckle support for moving said buckle support and said seat restraint buckle longitudinally between a forward position and a rearward position;
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- a guide extending along and connected to a track of the seat to guide longitudinal movement of said buckle support, wherein said buckle support has a lower end and said guide has an edge cooperating with said lower end of said buckle support to operatively interlock said seat restraint buckle to the track of the seat.
A seat restraint buckle presenter assembly for a seat restraint system in a vehicle comprising:
- a seat restraint buckle for receiving a latch plate of the seat restraint system;
- a buckle support connected to said seat restraint buckle and supporting said seat restraint buckle adjacent a seat of the vehicle;
- a gear nut attached to said buckle support;
- a rotatable jackscrew cooperating with said gear nut for longitudinally translating said gear nut, said buckle support, and said seat restraint buckle longitudinally between a forward position and a rearward position;
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- a guide extending along and connected to a track of the seat to guide longitudinal movement of said buckle support, wherein said buckle support has a lower end with a general “J” shape and said guide has an edge with an inverted general “J” shape cooperating with said lower end of said buckle support to operatively interlock said seat restraint buckle to the track of the seat.
A seat restraint system for a vehicle comprising:
- a latch plate;
- a seat restraint buckle for receiving said latch plate;
- a buckle support connected to said seat restraint buckle and supporting said seat restraint buckle adjacent a seat of the vehicle;
- a drive mechanism including a gear nut attached to said buckle support and a rotatable jackscrew cooperating with said gear nut for longitudinally translating said gear nut, said buckle support, and said seat restraint buckle longitudinally between a forward position and a rearward position;
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- a guide extending along and connected to a track of the seat to guide longitudinal movement of said buckle support, wherein said buckle support has a lower end with a general “J” shape and said guide has an edge with an inverted general “J” shape cooperating with said lower end of said buckle support to operatively interlock said seat restraint buckle to the track of the seat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.