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Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2023

Filed:

Jan. 11, 2021
Applicant:

Tesla, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);

Inventor:

Forrest Wen Liau, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Assignee:

Tesla, Inc., Austin, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 22/48 (2006.01); B60R 21/015 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 22/48 (2013.01); B60R 21/01532 (2014.10); B60R 2022/485 (2013.01); B60R 2022/4808 (2013.01); B60R 2022/4825 (2013.01); B60R 2022/4833 (2013.01); B60R 2022/4841 (2013.01); B60R 2022/4858 (2013.01); B60R 2022/4866 (2013.01); B60R 2022/4875 (2013.01); B60R 2022/4883 (2013.01); B60R 2022/4891 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system for detecting improper usage of a seatbelt of a vehicle includes a vehicle seat having a seat cushion and a seat back. A shoulder belt and a lap belt are intended to restrain an occupant sitting on the vehicle seat. The system includes a sensor module associated with the shoulder belt and the lap belt. The sensor module generates signals indicative of at least one parameter associated with the vehicle seat, the shoulder belt, and the lap belt when the occupant is sitting on the vehicle seat. The system also includes a controller that receives the signals indicative of the at least one parameter associated with the seat back, the shoulder belt, and the lap belt. The controller analyzes the received one or more signals, and determines whether the seatbelt is being used improperly by the occupant, based on the analysis.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Liau, Forrest. (2023). Seatbelt usage detection (U.S. Patent No. 11661028). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11661028

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