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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2009
Patrick B. Usoro, Troy, MI (US);
Paul W. Alexander, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Alan L. Browne, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Steven G Corrion, Oxford, MI (US);
Xiujie Gao, Troy, MI (US);
Nancy L. Johnson, Northville, MI (US);
Nilesh D. Mankame, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Lawrence C. Maugh, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Mark Kramarczyk, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Patrick B. Usoro, Troy, MI (US);
Paul W. Alexander, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Alan L. Browne, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Steven G Corrion, Oxford, MI (US);
Xiujie Gao, Troy, MI (US);
Nancy L. Johnson, Northville, MI (US);
Nilesh D. Mankame, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Lawrence C. Maugh, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Mark Kramarczyk, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A safety belt buckle presenter adapted for use with a translatable buckle includes an active material element operable to undergo a reversible change when exposed to an activation signal, wherein the element is drivenly coupled to the buckle, and configured to cause the buckle to translate between deployed and stowed positions as a result of the change.