Motorized seat belt system
AssigneeTK Holdings Inc.
InventorJames Gregory Stanley
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Abstract
A motorized seatbelt system for a vehicle includes a communications bus, a first motorized seat belt retractor, operably connected to the communication bus, having a first controller and a second motorized seat belt retractor, having a second controller, operably connected to the communications bus and the first motorized seat belt. The first and second motorized seat belt retractors may include an electric motor and a microprocessor. The first motorized seat belt retractor is deployed when the first controller detects a deployment event and the second controller enables the first motorized seat belt retractor. Similarly, the second motorized seat belt retractor is deployed when the second controller detects a deployment event and the first controller enables the second motorized seat belt retractor.
Claims25
A seatbelt system for a vehicle comprising:
- a first seatbelt retractor, for a first occupant's seat belt, including a first motor and a first controller;
- and
- a second seatbelt retractor, for a second occupant's seatbelt including a second motor;
- wherein the first controller is configured to control the operation of the second motor.
A safety belt system for a vehicle comprising:
- a first seatbelt retractor, for a first occupant's seat belt, including a first motor;
- a second seatbelt retractor, for a second occupant's seat belt, including a second motor;
- and
- a safing controller configured to permit operation of the first and second motors.
A motorized seatbelt system for a vehicle comprising:
- a communications bus;
- a first motorized seat belt retractor, operably connected to the communication bus, having a first controller;
- and
- a second motorized seat belt retractor, having a second controller, operably connected to the communications bus and the first motorized seat belt;
- wherein the first motorized seat belt retractor is deployed when the first controller detects a deployment event and the second controller enables the first motorized seat belt retractor, and
- wherein the second motorized seat belt retractor is deployed when the second controller detects a deployment event and the first controller enables the second motorized seat belt retractor.
A seatbelt system for a vehicle comprising:
- a communications bus;
- a plurality of motorized seat belt retractors, operably coupled to the communications bus, each having an associated controller;
- and
- a safing controller, wherein one or more of the plurality of motorized seat belt retractors is deployed when the associated controller detects a deployment event and the safing controller enables one or more of the plurality of motorized seat belt retractors.
A motorized seatbelt system for a vehicle comprising:
- a motorized seat belt retractor, having a first controller for detecting a deployment event and determining a deployment mode;
- and
- a second controller, operably coupled to the motorized seat belt retractor, wherein the second controller enables the deployment of the motorized seatbelt retractor upon detection of a deployment event.
A seatbelt system for a vehicle comprising:
- a first seatbelt retractor, for a first occupant's seat belt, including a first motor and a first controller;
- and
- a plurality of seatbelt retractors, for a plurality of occupants, wherein the first controller is configured to control the operation of the plurality of seatbelt retractors.
A seatbelt system for a vehicle comprising:
- a communications bus;
- a plurality of motorized seat belt retractors, operably coupled to the communications bus, each having an associated controller;
- and
- a safing controller, wherein the safing controller enables the operation one or more of the plurality of motorized seat belt retractors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.