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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Christopher Stephen O'Connor, Livonia, MI (US);
Jacob Wookeun Lee, Novi, MI (US);
Elizabeth G. Owen, Saline, MI (US);
Keith Trudgeon, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Jamel E. Belwafa, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A system includes a sensor, a controller, and a seatbelt retractor. The controller is programmed to receive a signal from the sensor indicating detection of a vehicle front oblique impact. The seatbelt retractor includes a load limiting mechanism selectively releasable from a high load mode to a low load mode. The controller is programmed to release the load limiting mechanism from the high load mode to the low load mode at a predetermined time in response to a signal from the sensor indicating a vehicle front oblique impact.