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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2023
Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Egoi Sanchez Basualdo, Gothenburg, SE;
Konstantinos Chatziioannou, Gothenburg, SE;
Xingyun Yang, Gothenburg, SE;
Ashok Chaitanya Koppisetty, Gothenburg, SE;
Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Abstract
A buckle apparatus for a seat of a vehicle and associated system and method. The buckle apparatus includes a locking mechanism and a retention mechanism arranged within a casing. The locking mechanism is configured to operably engage with a latch coupled to a seat belt webbing of the vehicle such that, in a locked mode, the latch is secured within an insertion slot defined in the casing. In an unlocked mode, locking mechanism is configured such that the latch is removable from the insertion slot of the casing. The retention mechanism is operable with the latch such that, in a retention mode, the retention mechanism is configured to cause the latch to be retained within the insertion slot of the casing when a withdrawal force applied to the latch is less than a predetermined value.