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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 1995
Filed:
Apr. 07, 1994
Donald P Czarnecki, Marysville, MI (US);
Louis R Brown, Oxford, MI (US);
Steven R Loxton, Lakeport, MI (US);
Roger P Daniel, Dearborn, MI (US);
Timothy G Laske, Shoreview, MN (US);
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Abstract
A seat belt presenter (10) for an active seat belt system (14) for restraining a vehicle occupant includes a guide (82) having surfaces (87) which surround opposite major side surfaces (41, 43) of belt webbing (40). A lift arm (74) has an end portion (78) to which the guide (82) is attached. The lift arm (74) is movable between a presented position in which the guide (82) supports a tongue assembly (48) adjacent to the vehicle occupant and a stored position in which the guide is disposed when the tongue assembly is engaged with a buckle (50). A spring (110) biases the lift arm (74) and the guide (82) to the presented position. A motor (130) when energized moves the lift arm (74) and the guide (82) to the stored position. The guide (82) is maintained at a constant attitude angle as the lift arm (74) moves between the presented and stored positions.