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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2022
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Johnathan Andrew Line, Northville, MI (US);
Joseph Michael Kish, Canton, MI (US);
Macit Aktas, Windsor, CA;
Benjamin Yilma, Canton, MI (US);
Derek Board, Ferndale, MI (US);
Kevin Michael Pline, Plymouth, MI (US);
Raed El-Jawahri, Northville, MI (US);
Jeff Charles Paddock, Dearborn, MI (US);
James Robert Chascsa, II, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Marcos Silva Kondrad, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Rachel Demerly, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Robyne McBride, Belle River, CA;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A seat assembly includes a seatback having an interior portion with a seatback frame disposed therein. A retraction mechanism includes a first bracket operably coupled to the seatback frame. A second bracket is operably coupled to the first bracket by an actuator that is operable between at-rest and actuated positions. A tether member includes a body portion that is operably coupled between the first and second brackets of the retraction mechanism for movement therewith. The tether member moves from a deployed position to a retracted position when the actuator moves from the at-rest position to the actuated position. A belt member is operably coupled to the tether member. The belt member is operable between a deployed position, wherein the belt member is disposed in front of the back support portion of the seatback, and a stowed position, wherein the belt member is received in the interior portion of the seatback.