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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2023
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Dean M. Jaradi, Macomb, MI (US);
Mohammad Omar Faruque, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
S. M. Iskander Farooq, Novi, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A system includes a seatbelt anchor, a seatbelt webbing extending from the seatbelt anchor; and a motor operatively coupled to the seatbelt anchor to move the seatbelt anchor between a first position and an extended position. The system includes a computer having a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to activate the motor to move the seatbelt anchor from the first position to the extended position in response to determining that tension in the seatbelt webbing is above a predetermined threshold in the absence of detection of a vehicle impact.