Seat belt height adjuster system and method
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsWilliam Paul Perkins, Kenneth James Miller
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Abstract
A system includes a seat belt height adjuster, a seat belt retractor includes a payout sensor, and a seat. The seat includes a seat position sensor and a weight sensor configured to measure a weight of an occupant of the seat. The system includes a control module in communication with the payout sensor, the seat position sensor, and the weight sensor. The control module is programmed to calculate a size of the occupant based at least on the payout and the seat position. The control module is programmed to adjust a position of the seat belt height adjuster based at least on the size and weight of the occupant.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a seat belt height adjuster;
- a seat belt retractor including a payout sensor configured to measure payout of a seat belt relative to the seat belt retractor;
- a seat including a seat position sensor configured to measure a seat position and a weight sensor configured to measure a weight of an occupant of the seat;
- and
- an electronic control module in communication with the payout sensor, the seat position sensor, and the weight sensor and being programmed to calculate a size of the occupant based at least on the payout and the seat position;
- the electronic control module being programmed to adjust a position of the seat belt height adjuster based at least on the size and weight of the occupant.
A method comprising:
- receiving a seat belt payout measurement, a seat position measurement, and a weight of the occupant;
- calculating a size of the occupant based on at least the payout and the seat position;
- calculating a desired position of a seat belt height adjuster based on at least the size and the weight of the occupant;
- and
- instructing the seat belt height adjuster to move to the desired position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.