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US 9,150,178 B1Granted
Seatbelt restraint system for reversible vehicle seat
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMangala A. Jayasuriya, Manoharprasad K. Rao
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Abstract
A vehicle seat includes a back and a cushion. A mounting assembly supports the cushion and includes a first mounting arm coupled with the back and rotatable with respect to the cushion such that the back is translatable over the cushion. The vehicle seat further includes a first restraint arm coupled with the seat back and operatively coupled with the first mounting arm such that translation of the seat back drives corresponding rotation of the first restraint arm.
Claims20
A vehicle seat, comprising:
- a back;
- a cushion;
- a mounting assembly supporting the cushion and including a first mounting arm coupled with the back, rotatable such that the back is translatable over the cushion, and having a first gear;
- and
- a first restraint arm coupled with the back and having a second gear mating with the first gear to drive a corresponding rotation of the restraint arm by translation of the back.
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A vehicle restraint system, comprising:
- a buckle assembly including:
- a first arm having a buckle receptacle thereon and including a first rotational coupling opposite the receptacle and a first gear axially aligned with the first rotational coupling;
- and
- a seatbelt pretensioner coupled with the buckle receptacle at a cable extending through a portion of the first arm;
- an anchor including a body and having a second rotational coupling and a second gear affixed with the body and axially aligned with each other;
- a webbing affixed with the body of the anchor;
- and
- a buckle insert receiving the webbing therethrough and removably affixable with the buckle receptacle.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- a seat including:
- a back;
- a cushion;
- and
- a mounting assembly supporting the cushion, and including a first mounting arm having a first gear and being pivotably coupled with the back for translation thereof over the cushion;
- and
- a restraint including:
- a restraint arm coupled with the back and including a second gear mating with the first gear such that translation of the back drives a corresponding rotation of the restraint arm;
- and
- a webbing coupled with the restraint arm and with the back.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.