Seat assembly with deployable belt member

US12311869B2 · 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: May 27, 2025
• Expiry date: Mar 8, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R22/26
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A seat assembly includes a seat portion having a frame assembly, a carrier assembly and a displaceable platform operably coupled to the carrier assembly. The displaceable platform is operable between a use position and a deployed position. A retraction mechanism includes a first bracket operably coupled to the frame assembly, and a second bracket operably coupled to the displaceable platform. The first and second brackets are interconnected by an actuator that is operable between at-rest and actuated positions. The second bracket moves from a first position to a second position as the actuator moves from the at-rest position to the actuated position. At least one tether member is operably coupled to the first bracket and includes a body portion interlaced between the first and second brackets of the retraction mechanism.