US 12,330,584 B1
Height adjustable seatbelt buckle
Minsu Lee, Gyeonggi-do (KR); Jaewoong Lee, Seoul (KR); Jeasu Kim, Incheon (KR); and Jongsuk An, Incheon (KR)
Assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on May 31, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/680,863.
Int. Cl. B60R 22/20 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 22/206 (2013.01) 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seatbelt assembly comprising:
a buckle defining a receptacle configured to receive a striker therein;
a back plate of the buckle defining a first aperture;
a support post to which the back plate is slidably mounted, the support post defining a second aperture; and
a stopper within the buckle, the stopper movable between a retracted position and an extended position, in the retracted position the stopper is outside of both the receptacle and the first aperture, and in the extended position the stopper extends through the receptacle and through the first aperture such that a tip of the stopper is on a side of the back plate opposite to the receptacle,
wherein the buckle is movable along the support post between a raised position and a lowered position, in the lowered position with the stopper in the extended position the tip of the stopper is seated within the second aperture of the support post to lock the buckle in the lowered position, and
wherein the support post includes a tapered upper end with an angled surface on an inside of the support post facing the back plate.