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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
May. 13, 2015
Applicant:
Joseph Y. Yoon, Oakland Township, MI (US);
Inventor:
Joseph Y. Yoon, Oakland Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 22/46 (2006.01); B60R 22/40 (2006.01); B60R 22/36 (2006.01); B60R 22/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 22/46 (2013.01); B60R 22/36 (2013.01); B60R 22/40 (2013.01); B60R 2022/469 (2013.01); B60R 2022/4666 (2013.01); B60R 2022/4833 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle seatbelt apparatus includes a seatbelt web wrapped in a reel around a motor-rotated shaft. A latch is selectively engageable with the reel to lock a seatbelt retractor from movement in one direction while allowing movement of the retractor under motor rotation of the shaft in response to pre-crash vehicle braking deceleration, a vehicle downhill angle or a vehicle lateral 'g' force exceeding a threshold. When a retractor locked position is detected, the motor is activated to retract the seatbelt web for a predetermined time period to urge the passenger toward a center upright position in a vehicle seat.