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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 10, 1995
Matthew E Dukatz, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Fred C Kresky, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Jeffrey T Lambert, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Jay P McCarthy, Livonia, MI (US);
Stephen A Sharples, Northville, MI (US);
Atoma International Inc., Newmarket, CA;
Chrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A seat assembly including an integrated child seat assembly for a motor vehicle comprises a seat frame including a seat cushion frame and a seat back frame. A cushion assembly is mounted on the seat frame assembly and includes a movable cushion construction mounted for movement between (1) an adult position wherein the cushion assembly including the movable cushion construction provides an adult seat cushion and a cushioned adult seat back for engaging the back of an adult sitting on the adult seat cushion, and (2) a child position wherein the cushion assembly including the movable cushion construction provides a child's seat and a cushioned child's seat back. An adult seat belt assembly is mounted with respect to the seat assembly, and a child's seat belt assembly is provided with the integrated child's seat assembly. The child's seat belt assembly includes a pair of belts each extending from respective take-up reels connected with an upper portion of the seat back frame forwardly of the cushioned child's seat back. The belts each have upper portions thereof wound on the respective take-up reels in such a fashion that the belts pay-out generally from bottom portions of the reels when the belts are extended forwardly of the cushioned child's seat back. The child's seat belt assembly also includes a single controlling mechanism operatively connected with each of the take-up reels constructed and arranged to control the pay-out and take-up of the belts.