US 11,958,435 B2
Seat assembly with deployable belt member
Johnathan Andrew Line, Northville, MI (US); Joseph Michael Kish, Canton, MI (US); Macit Aktas, Windsor (CA); Benjamin Yilma, Canton, MI (US); Derek Board, Ferndale, MI (US); Kevin Michael Pline, Plymouth, MI (US); Raed EL-Jawahri, Northville, MI (US); Jeffrey Charles Paddock, Dearborn, MI (US); James Robert Chascsa, II, Farmington Hills, MI (US); Marcos Silva Kondrad, Macomb Township, MI (US); Rachel Demerly, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US); and Robyne McBride, Belle River (CA)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Jun. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/845,091.
Prior Publication US 2023/0406260 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60R 22/26 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 22/26 (2013.01) 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seat assembly, comprising:
a seat portion having a frame assembly;
a routing mechanism having a plate member operably coupled to the frame assembly, wherein the plate member includes a first portion having first and second raised portions spaced-apart from one another to define a channel therebetween, and further wherein the routing mechanism includes a connection assembly having upper and lower tabs spaced-apart from one another with a routing column assembly interconnecting the upper and lower tabs;
a tether member having a body portion, wherein the body portion of the tether member is routed through the routing mechanism, in that the body portion of the tether member is received in the channel of the routing mechanism, and further wherein the body portion of the tether member is wrapped around the routing column assembly and directed in forward direction; and
a lock assembly having a frame portion, wherein the frame portion includes first and second arms outwardly extending from an interconnecting web portion, and a rotating catch member rotatably coupled between the first and second arms.