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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025

Filed:

Jun. 15, 2023
Applicant:

Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;

Inventors:

Tomas Nilsson, Kungsbacka, SE;

Gert Aldeborg, Uddevalla, SE;

Sebastian Karlsson, Gothenburg, SE;

Assignee:

Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 22/48 (2006.01); B60R 22/20 (2006.01); B60R 22/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 22/48 (2013.01); B60R 22/20 (2013.01); B60R 2022/208 (2013.01); B60R 2022/3421 (2013.01); B60R 2022/4816 (2013.01); B60R 2022/485 (2013.01);
Abstract

Various systems and methods are presented regarding automatically controlling a position of a seat belt located onboard a vehicle, wherein the position is controlled in accordance with physiology of an occupant utilizing the seat belt. By adjusting the position of the seat belt in accordance with the occupant's physiology, the seat belt system can be configured to improve operation of the seat belt in restraining the occupant during vehicle deceleration. Position of the seat belt can be controlled by a guidance device comprising a positionable guide pin which changes alignment of the seatbelt. A motor can be utilized to control positioning of the pin, wherein the motor can be controlled by a system configured to receive data from one or more sensors regarding any of the occupant's physiology, operation of the seat belt, position of the pin, and suchlike.


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