Seat mounted buckle presenter

A seat belt buckle assembly for a vehicle seat of a vehicle, the vehicle seat having a seat frame connected to a seat adjustment mechanism for moving the vehicle seat, the seat belt buckle assembly comprising:

• a buckle;
• and
• a buckle presenter having:
• an anchor strap that is anchored such that the anchor strap is restricted from moving vertically when the vehicle seat is being adjusted vertically;
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• a buckle strap to which the buckle is attachable, the buckle strap being connectable to the seat frame of the vehicle seat such that the buckle strap moves with the vehicle seat when it is being adjusted vertically, the buckle strap being configured to move along the anchor strap;
• a housing configured to guide the buckle strap along the anchor strap when the vehicle seat is being adjusted vertically, wherein the housing is attachable to the seat frame;
• wherein the anchor strap and the buckle strap are configured to interlock such that the buckle strap is substantially restricted from moving vertically when a load is applied to the buckle;
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• wherein the buckle presenter further comprises at least one of a spacer and a spacing spring configured to maintain a distance between the buckle strap and the anchor strap when the load is not applied to the buckle, and to enable the buckle strap to move such that the buckle strap interlocks with the anchor strap when the load is applied to the buckle.

A seat assembly for a vehicle having a vehicle body, the seat assembly comprising:

• a seat frame;
• a seat adjustment mechanism attached to the vehicle body and to which the seat frame is attached, the seat adjustment mechanism being configured to adjust the seat frame in at least one of a longitudinal direction and a vertical direction;
• and
• a seat belt buckle assembly having:
• a buckle;
• and
• a buckle presenter having:
• an anchor strap that is anchored such that the anchor strap is restricted from moving vertically when the seat frame is being adjusted vertically;
• and
• a buckle strap to which the buckle is attachable, the buckle strap being connectable to the seat frame such that the buckle strap moves with the seat frame when the seat frame is being adjusted vertically, the buckle strap being configured to move along the anchor strap;
• a housing configured to guide the buckle strap along the anchor strap when the seat frame is being adjusted vertically, wherein the housing is attachable to the seat frame;
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• an interlocking mechanism configured to interlock the buckle strap and the anchor strap when a load is applied to the buckle such that the buckle strap is substantially restricted from moving vertically when the load is applied to the buckle, wherein the interlocking mechanism comprises at least one set of teeth on at least one of the anchor strap and the buckle strap.