Seat belt assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10875495-B2
Application number	US-201816104448-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 17, 2018
Priority date	Sep 1, 2017
Publication date	Dec 29, 2020
Grant date	Dec 29, 2020

Abstract

An assembly includes a seat, a lap retractor fixed relative to the seat, a shoulder retractor fixed relative to the seat, and a first buckle fixed relative to the seat. A lap belt is retractably extendable from the lap retractor. A first tongue is fixed to the lap belt and is releasably engageable with the first buckle. A second buckle is fixed to the lap belt. A shoulder belt is retractably extendable from the shoulder retractor. A second tongue is fixed to the shoulder belt and is releasably engageable with the second buckle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An assembly comprising:
a seat;
a lap retractor fixed to the seat and a lap belt retractably extendable from the lap retractor;
a shoulder retractor fixed to the seat and a shoulder belt retractably extendable from the shoulder retractor;
a first tongue fixed to the lap belt;
a first buckle fixed relative to the seat and releasably engageable with the first tongue;
a second buckle fixed to the lap belt; and
a second tongue fixed to the shoulder belt and releasably engageable with the second buckle;
the first tongue and the second tongue having a different size and/or shape than each other.

2. The assembly as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the first buckle is fixed to the seat.

3. The assembly as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the first buckle is fixed to the seat.

4. The assembly as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the lap belt has a first end and a second end, the first end being engaged with the lap retractor and the second end being fixed to the first tongue.

5. The assembly as set forth in claim 4 , wherein the second buckle is fixed to the second end.

6. The assembly as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the shoulder belt has a first end and a second end, the first end being engaged with the shoulder retractor and the second end being fixed to the second tongue.

7. The assembly as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the lap belt is configured to engage a child restraint seat on the seat when the first tongue is engaged with the first buckle and the second tongue is disengaged with the second buckle.

8. The assembly as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising a vehicle floor, wherein the seat is moveable relative to the vehicle floor.

9. The assembly as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the first buckle, the second buckle, the first tongue, and the second tongue are configured so that the first tongue is engageable with the first buckle and not engageable with the second buckle and so that the second tongue is engageable with the second buckle and not engageable with the first buckle.

10. The assembly as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the seat includes a seat back having a front with the lap belt extending across the front of the seat back when the first tongue is engaged with the first buckle, and further comprising an airbag supported by the seat and inflatable across the front of the seat back.

11. The assembly as set forth in claim 10 , wherein the seat back has a pair of bolsters spaced from each other and the airbag is supported by the seat back and extends from one bolster to the other bolster.

12. The assembly as set forth in claim 1 , wherein at least one of said lap retractor, said shoulder retractor, and said first buckle are fixed to a load bearing member of a vehicle structure.

13. A seat belt assembly comprising:
a lap retractor and a lap belt retractably extendable from the lap retractor;
a shoulder retractor and a shoulder belt retractably extendable from the shoulder retractor;
a first tongue fixed to the lap belt;
a first buckle releasably engageable with the first tongue;
a second buckle fixed to the lap belt; and
a second tongue fixed to the shoulder belt and releasably engageable with the second buckle;
the first tongue and the second tongue have a different size and/or shape than each other.

14. The seat belt assembly as set forth in claim 13 , wherein the lap belt has a first end and a second end, the first end being engaged with the lap retractor and the second end being fixed to the first tongue.

15. The seat belt assembly as set forth in claim 14 , wherein the second buckle is fixed to the second end.

16. The seat belt assembly as set forth in claim 13 , wherein the shoulder belt has a first end and a second end, the first end being engaged with the shoulder retractor and the second end being fixed to the second tongue.

17. An assembly comprising:
a seat;
a lap retractor fixed relative to the seat and a lap belt retractably extendable from the lap retractor;
a shoulder retractor fixed relative to the seat and a shoulder belt retractably extendable from the shoulder retractor;
a first tongue fixed to the lap belt;
a first buckle fixed relative to the seat and releasably engageable with the first tongue;
a second buckle fixed to the lap belt;
a second tongue fixed to the shoulder belt and releasably engageable with the second buckle; and
the lap belt is configured to engage a child restraint seat on the seat when the first tongue is engaged with the first buckle and the second tongue is disengaged with the second buckle; and
a vehicle floor, wherein the seat is moveable relative to the vehicle floor.

18. The assembly as set forth in claim 17 , wherein the shoulder retractor is fixed to the seat and the lap retractor is fixed to the seat.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Board Derek
• Ruthinowski Richard Edward

Classifications

• B60N2/04 Primary

  the whole seat being movable · CPC title

• B60N2/2806

  for securing the child seat to the vehicle · CPC title

• B60R2022/263

  Front seats · CPC title

• B60R2022/026

  at least two ends of the belt being retractable after use · CPC title

• B60R2022/266

  Rear seats, e.g. benches · CPC title