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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022
Filed:
May. 20, 2021
Arturo Llamazares Domper, San Jose, CA (US);
Nathaniel J. Dennis, Saratoga, CA (US);
Alexander M. Zoellner, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Arturo Llamazares Domper, San Jose, CA (US);
Nathaniel J. Dennis, Saratoga, CA (US);
Alexander M. Zoellner, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A safety system includes a restraint configured to secure an occupant to a seat, an anchor coupled to the restraint and movable along an anchor guide, an anchor energy-absorbing (EA) device configured to control movement of the anchor along the anchor guide, and a controller that includes a processor configured to receive information indicative of an imminent vehicle event, receive information indicative of a recline angle of the seat being above a recline threshold, and send a command to enable the anchor to move along the anchor guide under control of the anchor EA device based on the information indicative of the imminent vehicle event and the recline angle being above the recline threshold.