Integrated wiring for a motor vehicle seat restraint system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018297554-A1
Application number	US-201615770618-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 16, 2016
Priority date	Nov 19, 2015
Publication date	Oct 18, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

A motor vehicle seat restraint system may include a tongue or buckle and an electrical component carried thereby, an elongated restraint web coupled to the tongue or buckle, the restraint web having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, an outer surface between the first and second sides and an inner surface opposite the outer surface, a channel member coupled to and between the inner and outer surfaces of the restraint web adjacent to the first side of the restraint web and extending along at least a portion of a length thereof, the channel member and the first side of the restraint web defining a passageway therebetween, and one or more electrical wires operatively coupled to the electrical component and extending into and through the passageway such that the one or more electrical wires ride within the channel member along-side the restraint web.

First claim

1 . A motor vehicle seat restraint system including integrated electrical wiring, comprising:
one of a tongue member and a buckle member, an electrical component carried by the one of the tongue member and the buckle member, a first elongated restraint web coupled at one end to the one of a tongue member and a buckle member, the first restraint web having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, an outer surface between the first and second sides and an inner surface opposite the outer surface, a channel member coupled to and between the inner and outer surfaces of the first restraint web adjacent to one of the first and second sides of the first restraint web and extending along at least a portion of a length of the first restraint web, the channel member and the one of the first and second sides of the first restraint web defining a passageway therebetween, and one or more electrical wires operatively coupled to the electrical component and extending into and through the passageway such that the one or more electrical wires ride within the channel member alongside the first restraint web.

2 . The motor vehicle seat restraint system of claim 1 , further comprising a second restraint web attached to the one of the tongue member and the buckle member,
wherein the first restraint web is attached at the one end thereof to the second restraint web and is coupled to the one of the tongue member and the buckle member via attachment to the second restraint web.

3 . The motor vehicle seat restraint system of claim 2 , wherein the first restraint web is a shoulder web of a restraint harness for a motor vehicle seat and the second restraint web is a lap web of the restraint harness.

4 . The motor vehicle seat restraint system of claim 2 , wherein the first web is attached to the second web adjacent to the one of the tongue member and the buckle member by wrapping a portion of the first web adjacent to the one end of the first restraint web around the second web and then attaching the one end of the first web to itself,
and wherein a space is defined between the wrapped portion of the first web and the second web, and wherein the one or more electrical wires extend from the electrical component into and through the space and then from the space into the passageway defined by the channel member.

5 . The motor vehicle seat restraint system of claim 4 , wherein the channel member defines a first open terminal end adjacent to the space,
and wherein the one or more electrical wires enter the passageway from the space via the first open terminal end.

6 . The motor vehicle seat restraint system of claim 5 , wherein the channel member defines a second open terminal end opposite the first open terminal end,
and wherein the one or more electrical wires exit the passageway via the second open terminal end.

7 . The motor vehicle seat restraint system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a motor vehicle seat having a seat base and a seat back mounted to the seat base, and a web guide mounted to the seat back and defining a web slot therethrough, the combination of the first restraint web and the channel member extending through the web slot.

8 . The motor vehicle seat restraint system of claim 7 , wherein the combination of the first restraint web and the channel member define a first width between the other of the first and second sides of the first restraint web and an outer edge of the channel member opposite the one of the first and second sides of the first restraint web,
and wherein the web slot defines a second width, and wherein the first width is less than the second width.

9 . The motor vehicle seat restraint system of claim 7 , further comprising a web retractor mounted to the motor vehicle seat,
wherein an end of the first restraint web opposite the one end is operatively coupled to the web retractor.

10 . The motor vehicle seat restraint system of claim 1 , wherein the restraint system is a multi-point restraint system and the first restraint web is a shoulder web configured to extend over a shoulder and at least partially along a front torso of a motor vehicle seat occupant.

11 . The motor vehicle seat restraint system of claim 1 , wherein the channel member comprises a binding tape.

12 . The motor vehicle seat restraint system of claim 1 , wherein the electrical component comprises at least one of a sensor, an electrically controlled actuator and an electrically controlled indicator.

13 . A motor vehicle seat restraint system including integrated electrical wiring, comprising:
a restraint harness coupled to a motor vehicle seat, the restraint harness including a lap restraint web attached to a tongue or buckle member and a shoulder restraint web coupled at one end thereof to the lap restraint web adjacent to or near the tongue or buckle, the shoulder web configured to extend over a shoulder and at least partially along a front torso of an occupant of the motor vehicle seat, the shoulder restraint web having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, an outer surface between the first and second sides and an inner surface opposite the outer surface and facing the motor vehicle seat, an electrical component carried by the tongue or buckle member, a channel member coupled to and between the inner and outer surfaces of the shoulder restraint web adjacent to and along one of the first and second sides of the shoulder restraint web such that the channel member and the one of the first and second sides of the shoulder restraint web define a passageway therebetween, and one or more electrical wires operatively coupled to the electrical component and extending into and through the passageway such that the one or more electrical wires ride within the channel member alongside the shoulder restraint web.

14 . The motor vehicle seat restraint system of claim 13 , wherein the shoulder restraint web is coupled to the lap restraint web by wrapping a portion of the shoulder restraint web adjacent to the one end of the shoulder restraint web around the lap restraint web and then attaching the one end of the shoulder restraint web to itself,
and wherein a space is defined between the wrapped portion of the shoulder restraint web and the lap restraint web, and wherein the one or more electrical wires extend from the electrical component into and through the space and then from the space into the passageway defined by the channel member.

15 . The motor vehicle seat restraint system of claim 14 , wherein the channel member defines a first open terminal end adjacent to the space,
and wherein the one or more electrical wires enter the passageway from the space via the first open terminal end.

16 . The motor vehicle seat restraint system of claim 15 , wherein the channel member defines a second open terminal end opposite the first open terminal end,
and wherein the one or more electrical wires exit the passageway via the second open terminal end.

17 . The motor vehicle seat restraint system of claim 16 further comprising an electrical connector operatively coupled to the one or more electrical wires exiting the passageway via the second open terminal end.

18 . A motor vehicle seat restraint system including integrated electrical wiring, comprising:
a web guide coupled to a seat back of a motor vehicle seat and defining a slot therethrough having a first width, a restraint harness coupled to the motor vehicle seat, the restraint harness including a lap restraint web attached to a tongue or buckle member and a shoulde

Assignees

• Indiana Mills & Mfg

Inventors

• Ortiz Jean Paul
• Paulson Kyle M
• Davis P Jason

Classifications

• B60R16/0215

  Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor · CPC title

• B60N2/688

  Particular seat belt attachment and guiding · CPC title

• B60R22/12

  Construction of belts or harnesses (B60R21/18 takes precedence {; woven fabrics for safety belts D03D1/0005}) · CPC title

• B60R2022/1818

  Belt guides · CPC title

• B60R2022/027

  Four-point seat belt systems, e.g. with the two upper points connected together · CPC title