Electrically releasable buckle assembly for a motor vehicle restraint
US11969059B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 25, 2020 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA44B11/2523
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An electrically releasable buckle assembly (12) for a motor vehicle restraint (10) may include latch components (18) configured to releasably engage a tongue member (14B) of the motor vehicle restraint (10), a release button (16) operatively coupled to the latch components (18), the release button (16) having a latched position in which the latching components engage the tongue member (14B) and a release position in which the latch components (18) release the tongue member (14B), an electrical energy source (32), at least one shape memory alloy component (26) operatively coupled to the release button (16), the at least one shape memory alloy component (26) responsive to heating thereof by electrical energy supplied by the source (32) to a temperature at or above a transition temperature thereof to move the release button (16) from the latched position to the release position, and means (34) for selectively supplying electrical energy from the electrical energy source (32) to the at least one shape memory alloy component (26).
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