Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Nick Colonna

Chin-Hsu Lin

Ashish Nayak

Mitesh Lalwala

Ryan Aaron Gellner

Tyler P Morris

Chang Kyu Son

A seatbelt anchorage system includes a vehicle seat connected in a vehicle. A seat belt assembly of the vehicle seat includes an extending seat belt shoulder strap portion, a lap belt section, and a buckle releasably connected to a first buckle connector defining a first anchor connected by a first pin to a seat structural member. The first pin and the first buckle connector together displace during a vehicle collision event from an initial to a final first buckle connector position forward of the initial position to mitigate against an occupant submarining motion. The shoulder strap portion is fixed to a second buckle connector defining a second anchor connected by a second pin to the seat structural member. The second pin and the second buckle connector displace during the vehicle collision event from an initial to a final second buckle connector position forward of the initial second buckle connector position.

Seatbelt anchorage with energy absorption for frontal impact protection

A seat includes a seat base including a first side and a second side, and a seat back including a first side portion and a second side portion. The seat back is pivotable between an upright configuration and a highly reclined configuration. A torso belt system is arranged at the seat system. The torso belt system includes a retractor mechanism positioned adjacent to one of the seat base and the seat back. An amount of flexible webbing includes a first end anchored at the retractor mechanism and a second end. A selectable anchor is connectable to the second end of the amount of flexible webbing. The selectable anchor is selectively arranged in a first position at the seat base when the seat back is in the upright seating configuration and in a second position at the seat back when the seat back is in the highly reclined seating configuration.

Torso seatbelt system

An automobile vehicle airbag system includes a vehicle seat having a seat back rotatably connected to a seat base, with the seat base mounted on a seat frame. A seat base cushion is mounted on the seat frame upon which an occupant is seated. A thigh airbag is connected to the seat frame and positioned above the seat frame and below the seat base cushion in a thigh airbag uninflated condition. At least one airbag tether is connected to the seat frame and to the thigh airbag. A lap belt is connected to the vehicle seat and contacts a pelvis of the occupant. When inflated the thigh airbag pushes upward on the seat base cushion forcing the thighs and pelvis of the occupant upward into frictional contact with the lap belt, thereby mitigating against submarining of the pelvis beneath the lap belt.

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Vaughan, Canada

Nick Colonna