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Granted Patent B2
US 12,459,412 · App. 18/558,229 · Granted Nov 4, 2025

Control assembly for seat belt retractor and vehicle seat

Inventors: Xu Chen (Shanghai, CN); Zhenhua Wang (Shanghai, CN); Xun Tang (Shanghai, CN); Liudong Hu (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Yanfeng International Automotive Technology Co., Ltd.
B60N2/688B60R22/34B60R22/48
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Patent No.
US 12,459,412
App. No.
18/558,229
Granted
Nov 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a control assembly ( 3 ) for a seat belt retractor, the control assembly comprising a first electric motor ( 31 ), a second electric motor ( 32 ), a control module ( 33 ), a third electric motor ( 34 ) and a retractor ( 35 ), wherein the control module ( 33 ) is separately connected to the first electric motor ( 31 ), the second electric motor ( 32 ) and the third electric motor ( 34 ), and collects rotation signals of the first electric motor ( 31 ) and the second electric motor ( 32 ) and outputs a compensation signal to the third electric motor ( 34 ); the rotation of the first electric motor ( 31 ) and the rotation of the second electric motor ( 32 ) are both related to the angle of the retractor ( 35 ); and the third electric motor ( 34 ) is connected to the retractor ( 35 ) and directly compensates the angle of the retractor ( 35 ).

Claims (10)

1 . A control assembly for a seat belt retractor, wherein the control assembly comprises a first electric motor, a second electric motor, a control module, a third electric motor and a retractor, wherein the control module is connected with the first electric motor, the second electric motor and the third electric motor respectively to collect rotation signals of the first electric motor and the second electric motor and output compensation signals to the third electric motor, rotation of the first electric motor and rotation of the second electric motor are both related to an angle of the retractor, and the third electric motor is connected with the retractor to directly compensate the angle of the retractor.

2 . The control assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the control assembly further comprises a cable, the retractor being connected with the third electric motor through the cable.

3 . The control assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first electric motor and the second electric motor are both Hall electric motors.

4 . The control assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the retractor is provided with a rotatable vehicle sensing device in connection with the third electric motor.

5 . A vehicle seat, wherein the vehicle seat comprises the control assembly according to claim 1 .

6 . The vehicle seat according to claim 5 , wherein the vehicle seat comprises a seat cushion and a backrest, wherein the seat cushion is rotatably mounted on a vehicle floor, and the backrest is rotatably mounted on the seat cushion.

7 . The vehicle seat according to claim 6 , wherein the retractor is fixed to the backrest.

8 . The vehicle seat according to claim 6 , wherein the third electric motor is mounted on a side plate of the backrest through a mounting disk.

9 . The vehicle seat according to claim 6 , wherein the first electric motor is mounted on the seat cushion to adjust a movement of the seat cushion and a rotation of the first electric motor directly affects the angle of the retractor, and the second electric motor is mounted on the backrest to adjust a folding of the backrest and a rotation of the second electric motor directly affects the angle of the retractor.

10 . The vehicle seat according to claim 6 , wherein the control module is mounted on the seat cushion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2023
From: CHEN, XU; WANG, ZHENHUA; TANG, XUN; HU, LIUDONG
To: YANFENG INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065419/0582 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202121310753.4 · Jun 11, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240217413A1 · Jul 4, 2024
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