US 12,472,901 B2
Belt securement verification system
Manuel Forero Rueda, Royal Oak, MI (US); Wonhee Michael Kim, Troy, MI (US); Paul W. Alexander, Ypsilanti, MI (US); Nilesh D. Mankame, Ann Arbor, MI (US); and Kamran Ali, Troy, MI (US)
Assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on Dec. 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/536,911.
Prior Publication US 2025/0187560 A1, Jun. 12, 2025
Int. Cl. B60R 22/48 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 22/48 (2013.01) [B60R 2022/4841 (2013.01); B60R 2022/4866 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A belt securement verification system comprising:
a belt; and
a securement verification device connected to the belt, wherein when a tension force on the belt exceeds a threshold corresponding to a desired belt tightness or a desired belt slackness, the securement verification device moves from a first configuration to a second configuration to indicate to a user that the belt has achieved the desired belt tightness or desired belt slackness,
wherein the securement verification device includes a first opening, a second opening, and a spring disposed between the first opening and the second opening,
wherein the belt is disposed through the first opening and the second opening, and the spring is configured to move from the first configuration to the second configuration when the tension force on the belt exceeds the threshold corresponding to the desired belt tightness or the desired belt slackness, and
wherein the first opening is defined by a first frame and the second opening is defined by a second frame, and the spring is connected at one end thereof to the first frame and at another end thereof to the second frame such that the first frame is pivotally coupled to the second frame by the spring.