Seatbelt device and detection method
US12194950B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 5, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2022/485
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A seatbelt device for a motor vehicle, including: a diagonal belt portion and a lap belt portion, each of which is connected to a seatbelt retractor that can be fixedly secured to the vehicle, a seatbelt buckle that can be fixedly secured to the vehicle, and a seatbelt tongue that can be locked to the seatbelt buckle. One end of the lap belt portion is secured to the seatbelt tongue, and one end of the diagonal belt portion is secured to a fitting, the fitting being rotatably connected to the seatbelt tongue. At least one sensor is provided and designed to detect the rotational angular position of the fitting with respect to the seatbelt tongue and/or the seatbelt buckle. The invention further relates to a corresponding method.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.