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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mark A. Cuddihy, New Boston, MI (US);
Brian Robert Spahn, Plymouth, MI (US);
Edward Joseph DeSmet, Canton, MI (US);
Benjamin Yilma, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60R 22/48 (2006.01); B60R 22/18 (2006.01); B60R 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 22/48 (2013.01); B60R 22/18 (2013.01); B60R 1/00 (2013.01); B60R 2225/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle system includes a seat belt buckle configured to receive a seat belt. The seat belt buckle is moveable between a first position and a second position. A timer is configured to determine an amount of time that the seat belt buckle is in the second position. If the seat belt buckle is in the second position for longer than a predetermined amount of time, the timer outputs an alert signal representing a potential fault.