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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Sone Sadakhom, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Michael Lee, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Joseph Cicchelli, Warren, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A cover for a seatbelt retractor assembly comprising: a first layer having an inside surface configured to face a seatbelt webbing retracted by a seatbelt retractor assembly, an outside surface configured to face away from the seatbelt webbing, a plurality of holes disposed through the first layer from the inside surface through to the outside surface, and baffles adjacent each of the plurality of holes. The cover reduces audible noise generated by moving components of the seatbelt retractor assembly. The baffles adjacent each of the plurality of holes are disposed on the inside surface. The cover can further include a second layer, which includes a sound absorbing material such as foam. The second layer at least partially covers the outside surface of the first layer and covers the plurality of holes. The cover can further include snap fit fastening elements to connect the cover to the seatbelt retractor assembly.