T K Holdings, Inc.

Takata Seat Belts, Inc.

Ross L Burghardt

Masahiro Tanabe

Tu Pham

Scott Caudill

A seat belt assembly for use in a vehicle seat includes a shoulder anchor for guiding a seat belt having a turn flange with a flat portion and a curved portion.

Integrated seat belt shoulder anchor

A system and method are provided for cancelling out downward directed tension forces generated on an object on a vehicle seat. In active, door-mounted seat belt systems, the belt tension force cancellation system includes a simulator that is operable to transfer upward forces on a door-mounted, lower anchor to the vehicle seat without requiring a permanent anchor point for the seat belt in the vehicle compartment. The simulator can either automatically transfer the forces upon securing the belt about the object, or be selectively operable.

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San Antonio, TX, United States of America

Ross L Burghardt