Indiana Mills & Manufacturing, Inc.

Brian Nelson Coffman

Chris P Jessup

Guy R Dingman

Allan R Lortz

Amie Barnes

Nathan Andrew Beadle

Norman C Taylor

Shirish Vatkar

Yang Tao

Wei X Zhang

A seat monitoring system including one or more shoulder belt tension sensors and one or more buckle belt tension seniors configured to monitor the tension in a harness of a child safety seat. The seat monitoring system further includes a headrest position sensor for monitoring the position of a headrest. The seat monitoring system includes a motor for automatic tensioning of the shoulder belts and buckle belt. The seat monitoring system includes an I/O device for inputting child specifications. The I/O device includes a step-by-step guide for properly securing the child within the child safety seat.

Electronic harness check system

An electrically releasable buckle assembly () for a motor vehicle restraint () may include latch components () configured to releasably engage a tongue member (B) of the motor vehicle restraint (), a release button () operatively coupled to the latch components (), the release button () having a latched position in which the latching components engage the tongue member (B) and a release position in which the latch components () release the tongue member (B), an electrical energy source (), at least one shape memory alloy component () operatively coupled to the release button (), the at least one shape memory alloy component () responsive to heating thereof by electrical energy supplied by the source () to a temperature at or above a transition temperature thereof to move the release button () from the latched position to the release position, and means () for selectively supplying electrical energy from the electrical energy source () to the at least one shape memory alloy component ().

Electrically releasable buckle assembly for a motor vehicle restraint

A buckle has a buckle mechanism with a lock pawl and a latch pin. The latch pin is designed to travel only in a longitudinal or horizontal direction relative to the buckle mechanism. When a latch plate assembly is secured, the latch pin holds the lock pawl in a latched position and prevents accidental release of the latch plate assembly. A release button is coupled to the latch plate retention bar so that all of the effective actuation and other motions are in the longitudinal direction of the buckle mechanism. The buckle mechanism has an ejector mechanism with an ejection spring for ejecting the latch plate assembly.

Seat belt apparatus and buckle

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Gurley, AL, United States of America

Brian Nelson Coffman