Movable buckle mounting system
AssigneeFca US LLC
InventorsRobert Elton, Steven J Schenten
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Abstract
An adjustable occupant restraint system for a vehicle includes a floor bracket configured to couple to a vehicle floor, a link system rotatably coupled to the floor bracket, and a seat belt buckle coupled to the link system. The link system rotates in response to and along with the fore/aft adjustment of the vehicle seat to substantially maintain the seat belt buckle at a hip point of a seat occupant throughout the fore/aft adjustment of the vehicle seat.
Claims16
An adjustable occupant restraint system for a vehicle seat configured for fore/aft adjustment, the system comprising:
- a floor bracket configured to couple to a vehicle floor;
- a link system having a main link and a guide link each rotatably coupled to the floor bracket;
- and
- a seat belt buckle coupled to the link system,
- wherein the link system rotates in response to and along with the fore/aft adjustment of the vehicle seat to substantially maintain the seat belt buckle at a hip point of a seat occupant throughout the fore/aft adjustment of the vehicle seat.
A vehicle comprising:
- a floor;
- a seat slidably coupled to the floor and adjustable in fore/aft directions;
- and
- an adjustable occupant restraint system for the seat, the restraint system comprising:
- a floor bracket configured to couple to the floor;
- a link system having a main link and a guide link each rotatably coupled to the floor bracket;
- and
- a seat belt buckle coupled to the link system,
- wherein the link system rotates in response to and along with the fore/aft adjustment of the vehicle seat to substantially maintain the seat belt buckle at a hip point of a seat occupant throughout the fore/aft adjustment of the vehicle seat.
An adjustable occupant restraint system for a vehicle seat configured for fore/aft adjustment, the system comprising:
- a floor bracket configured to couple to a vehicle floor;
- a link system rotatably coupled to the floor bracket;
- and
- a seat belt buckle coupled to the link system,
- wherein the link system rotates in response to and along with the fore/aft adjustment of the vehicle seat to substantially maintain the seat belt buckle at a hip point of a seat occupant throughout the fore/aft adjustment of the vehicle seat,
- wherein the link system comprises a main link rotatably coupled to the floor bracket, a guide link rotatably coupled to the floor bracket, and a buckle bracket rotatably coupled to the main link and the guide link, and
- wherein the buckle bracket includes a central portion, and first, second, and third arms extending therefrom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.