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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2006
Gunter K. Clute, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Gunter K. Clute, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Autoliv ASP, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Abstract
A safety restraint system for a vehicle is disclosed. The safety restraint system has a seat belt webbing for restraining an occupant of the vehicle, a seat belt retractor, a deflector, a height adjuster, a latch plate deflector, a buckle and a communication link. The seat belt retractor mounted to a first structural member of the vehicle for securing the seat belt to the vehicle and allowing protraction and retraction of the seat belt. The retractor has at least two load limiting modes. The deflector receives the seat belt webbing and directs the seat belt webbing across the shoulder of the occupant. The height adjuster secures the deflector to a second structural member of the vehicle. The deflector is positionable between at least two locations along the height adjuster. The latch plate deflector receives the seat belt webbing and redirects the seat belt webbing across the lap of the occupant. The buckle receives and removably secures the latch plate deflector when the seat belt is in use by the occupant. The communication link is attached at a first end adjacent the height adjuster and at a second end to the retractor for switching the retractor from at least one load limiting mode to another.