Systems for preventing the automatic retraction of a seatbelt
US11458918B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 9, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D69/025
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments described herein generally relate to a system for preventing the automatic retraction of a seatbelt. The system generally includes one or more processors, one or more host vehicle status sensors, one or more seatbelt braking mechanisms, and one or more memory modules. The one or more host vehicle status sensors output a status signal that a host vehicle is stopped an off-road driving condition. The one or more memory modules store logic that causes the one or more processors to determine that the host vehicle is in the off-road driving condition based on the status signal output by the one or more host vehicle status sensors and activate the one or more seatbelt braking mechanisms in response to detecting the host vehicle is in the off-road driving condition to prevent automatic retraction of the seatbelt.
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