METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE SEAT BELT TENSIONING FOR A CHILD CAR SEAT

摘要

A seat belt tensioning apparatus can be incorporated into or coupled to a child car seat, such as a child car seat base, a forward-facing child car seat, a rearward facing child car seat, or a toddler seat, to provide additional tensioning of a vehicle seat belt. The seat belt tensioning apparatus can include a belt lock-off device that is configured to grip and hold a portion of a vehicle seat belt and move along a belt pathway when the child car seat is placed upon the top surface of a vehicle seat. The seat belt tensioning apparatus can also include an actuator operably coupled to the belt lock-off device and configured to move the belt lock-off device in one or two directions along the belt pathway to apply additional tension to a vehicle seat belt captured in the belt lock-off device.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a frame comprising a surface profile defining a belt pathway; a seat belt lock-off device operably coupled to the frame and configured to move along the surface profile of the frame; an actuator operably coupled to the seat belt lock-off device and configured to move the seat belt lock-off device from a first position to a second position along the surface profile of the frame.