Seat assembly with deployable belt member

US11904795B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

• Johnathan Andrew Line · Northville, US
• Joseph Michael Kish · Canton, US
• Macit Aktas · Windsor, CA
• Benjamin Yilma · Canton, US
• Derek Board · Ferndale, US
• Kevin Michael Pline · Plymouth, US
• Raed Essa EL-Jawahri · Northville, US
• Jeff Charles Paddock · Dearborn, US
• James Robert Chascsa, II · Farmington Hills, US
• Marcos Silva Kondrad · Chesterfield Township, US
• Rachel Demerly · Bloomfield Hills, US
• Robyne McBride · Belle River, CA

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 21, 2022
• Grant date: Feb 20, 2024
• Expiry date: Jun 21, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R2021/23386
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A seat assembly includes a seatback having an interior portion with a seatback frame disposed therein. A retraction mechanism includes a first bracket operably coupled to the seatback frame. A second bracket is operably coupled to the first bracket by an actuator that is operable between at-rest and actuated positions. A tether member includes a body portion that is operably coupled between the first and second brackets of the retraction mechanism for movement therewith. The tether member moves from a deployed position to a retracted position when the actuator moves from the at-rest position to the actuated position. A belt member is operably coupled to the tether member. The belt member is operable between a deployed position, wherein the belt member is disposed in front of the back support portion of the seatback, and a stowed position, wherein the belt member is received in the interior portion of the seatback.