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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2012
Manoharprasad K. Rao, Novi, MI (US);
Curtis David Kalina, South Lyon, MI (US);
Richard Edward Ruthinowski, Taylor, MI (US);
Dean M. Jaradi, Macomb, MI (US);
Manoharprasad K. Rao, Novi, MI (US);
Curtis David Kalina, South Lyon, MI (US);
Richard Edward Ruthinowski, Taylor, MI (US);
Dean M. Jaradi, Macomb, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A serviceable seatbelt buckle mounted belt tensioner for use with a vehicle seat having a seat frame includes a bracket fixed to the seat frame and a pre-tensioning assembly releasably attached to the bracket, the pre-tensioning assembly includes a housing, a seatbelt attachment portion such as a seatbelt buckle, a cylindrical container and a cable connecting the seatbelt buckle and the cylindrical container, the cable passing through the housing. Both the bracket and the housing include attachment interfaces in the forms of flanges, tabs, pins, and slots. A fastener such as a screw or a clip is used to prevent movement of the housing relative to the bracket once the components are fitted together.