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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2016
Applicants:
Robert Elton, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Steven J Schenten, Oxford, MI (US);
Inventors:
Robert Elton, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Steven J Schenten, Oxford, MI (US);
Assignee:
FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 22/22 (2006.01); B60R 22/20 (2006.01); B60N 2/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 22/201 (2013.01); B60N 2/045 (2013.01); B60R 22/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
An adjustable occupant restraint system for a vehicle includes a floor bracket configured to couple to a vehicle floor, a link system rotatably coupled to the floor bracket, and a seat belt buckle coupled to the link system. The link system rotates in response to and along with the fore/aft adjustment of the vehicle seat to substantially maintain the seat belt buckle at a hip point of a seat occupant throughout the fore/aft adjustment of the vehicle seat.