US 12,311,869 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); Jeff 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. 17/844,883.
Prior Publication US 2023/0406257 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. B60N 2/427 (2006.01); B60N 2/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/62 (2006.01); B60R 22/195 (2006.01); B60R 22/26 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 22/1951 (2013.01) [B60N 2/02 (2013.01); B60N 2/42763 (2013.01); B60N 2/62 (2013.01); B60R 22/1955 (2013.01); B60R 22/26 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seat assembly, comprising:
a seat portion having a carrier assembly and a displaceable platform operably coupled to the carrier assembly, wherein the displaceable platform is configured to be displaced from a use position to a deployed position;
a first bracket and a second bracket interconnected by an actuator, wherein the actuator is operable between at-rest and actuated positions, wherein the second bracket moves away from the first bracket as the actuator moves from the at-rest position to the actuated position, and further wherein the actuator comprises a pyrotechnic device for generating gas pressure that urges the second bracket away from the first bracket, and the displaceable platform to the deployed position from the at-rest position; and
a linkage system having first and second links pivotally coupled to one another, wherein the first link is operably coupled to the second bracket and the second link is operably coupled to the displaceable platform, wherein the displaceable platform is displaced by the linkage system from the use position to the deployed position as the actuator moves from the at-rest position to the actuated position.