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Patent No.:

US 9463734 B1

PDFFull Text
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Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016

Filed:

Oct. 14, 2015

Illuminated seatbelt assembly

Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);

James J. Surman, Clinton Township, MI (US);

Cornel Lewis Gardner, Romulus, MI (US);

Edward Joseph DeSmet, Jr., Canton, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:

Vichit Chea

Price Heneveld LLP

Primary Examiner:

Jason Moon Han

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); B60Q 3/00 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01); F21V 9/16 (2006.01); B60R 22/18 (2006.01); B60Q 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 3/004 (2013.01); B60Q 3/008 (2013.01); B60Q 3/0209 (2013.01); B60Q 3/0279 (2013.01); B60Q 3/0283 (2013.01); B60R 22/18 (2013.01); F21V 9/16 (2013.01); G02B 6/0096 (2013.01); B60Q 2500/10 (2013.01); B60R 2022/1806 (2013.01);
Abstract

An illuminated vehicle seatbelt assembly is provided herein. The vehicle seatbelt assembly includes a buckle having a housing and a latch mechanism. A light source is disposed within the housing. A light guide directs light from the light source to a top portion of the housing. A first photoluminescent structure is disposed within the buckle and is configured to luminesce in response to excitation by the light source.

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Salter, Stuart. (2016). Illuminated seatbelt assembly (U.S. Patent No. 9463734). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9463734

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