IP Library › Granted Patent US 10,493,949
Granted Patent B2
US 10,493,949 · App. 15/808,635 · Granted Dec 3, 2019

Seatbelt assembly

Inventors: Dean M. Jaradi (Macomb, MI); Mohammad Omar Faruque (Ann Arbor, MI); S. M. Iskander Farooq (Novi, MI)
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
B60R22/202B60R22/205B60R22/24B60R2021/0009B60R2022/1831B60R2022/208
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Patent No.
US 10,493,949
App. No.
15/808,635
Granted
Dec 3, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An assembly includes a base defining a track and a hole. The assembly includes a plate slidably engaged with the track. The assembly includes a pin supported by the plate and movable between a first position engaged with the hole and a second position disengaged with the hole. The assembly includes an actuator designed to move the pin from the first position to the second position. The assembly includes a webbing guide supported by the plate.

Claims (37)

1. An assembly comprising:

a base defining a track and a hole;

a plate slidably engaged with the track;

a pin supported by the plate and movable from a first position engaged with the hole to a second position disengaged with the hole;

an electromagnetic solenoid actuator designed to move the pin from the first position to the second position; and

a webbing guide supported by the plate.

2. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the plate is circular.

3. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the track includes a linear portion and a curved portion.

4. The assembly of claim 3 , wherein the base defines a plurality of holes spaced from each other along the linear portion.

5. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the plate defines a hole, and the pin in the first position extends through the hole in the plate.

6. The assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a webbing, wherein the webbing guide includes a slot, and the webbing is disposed within the slot.

7. The assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a lever arm having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end secured to the pin, and the second end adjacent the actuator.

8. The assembly of claim 7 , further comprising a spring disposed between the plate and the second end of the lever arm.

9. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the track includes a channel.

10. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the base and the plate are metal.

11. The assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a stopper, and wherein the base includes a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the track extending from the first end to the second end, the stopper fixed to the base at the second end.

12. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the base includes a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the track extending from the first end to the second end, and the base defines an opening designed to receive the plate at the first end.

13. The assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a trim cover, the pin disposed between the base and the trim cover.

14. An assembly comprising:

a base defining a track and a hole;

a plate slidably engaged with the track;

a pin supported by the plate and movable from a first position engaged with the hole to a second position disengaged with the hole;

an actuator designed to move the pin from the first position to the second position;

a webbing guide supported by the plate; and

a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to actuate the actuator to move the pin from the first position to the second position upon detecting a vehicle impact.

15. The assembly of claim 14 , wherein the instructions include instructions to actuate the actuator to move the pin from the first position to the second position only upon detecting an oblique vehicle impact.

16. The assembly of claim 15 , wherein the oblique vehicle impact is 15-25 degrees offset from a vehicle forward direction.

17. An assembly comprising:

a base defining a track and a hole;

a plate slidably engaged with the track;

a pin supported by the plate and movable from a first position engaged with the hole to a second position disengaged with the hole;

an actuator designed to move the pin from the first position to the second position;

a webbing guide supported by the plate;

a lever arm having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end secured to the pin, and the second end adjacent the actuator; and

a reaction member fixed to the plate, the actuator disposed between the reaction member and the second end of the lever arm.

18. The assembly of claim 17 , wherein the reaction member is flexible.

19. The assembly of claim 17 , wherein the reaction member includes a main portion and a pair of arms extending from the main portion, each of the arms fixed to the plate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 9, 2017
From: JARADI, DEAN M.; FARUQUE, MOHAMMAD OMAR; FAROOQ, S.M. ISKANDER
To: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
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Continuity (1)
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