Seat mounted buckle presenter

摘要

A buckle presenter for moving a seat belt buckle with a vehicle seat of a vehicle is provided. The vehicle seat has a seat frame connected to a seat adjustment mechanism that moves the vehicle seat. The buckle presenter includes an anchor strap and a buckle strap. The anchor strap is anchored with respect to the vehicle seat such that it is substantially restricted from moving when the vehicle seat is being adjusted vertically. The buckle is attachable to the buckle strap, which is connectable to the vehicle seat such that it moves with the vehicle seat when it is being adjusted vertically. The buckle strap is configured to move along the anchor strap. When a load is applied to the seat belt buckle, the buckle strap and the anchor strap are configured to interlock such that the buckle strap is substantially restricted from moving vertically.

主权项

1. A buckle presenter for moving a seat belt buckle with a vehicle seat of a vehicle, the vehicle seat having a seat frame connected to a seat adjustment mechanism for moving the vehicle seat, the buckle presenter comprising:
an anchor strap that is anchored with respect to the vehicle seat such that the anchor strap is restricted from moving vertically when the vehicle seat is being adjusted vertically; and a buckle strap to which the seat belt buckle is attachable, the buckle strap being connectable to the seat frame of the vehicle seat such that the buckle strap moves with the vehicle seat when it is being adjusted vertically, the buckle strap being configured to move along the anchor strap; a housing configured to guide the buckle strap along the anchor strap when the vehicle seat is being adjusted vertically, wherein the housing is attachable to the seat frame; wherein the anchor strap and the buckle strap are configured to interlock such that the buckle strap is substantially restricted from moving vertically when a load is applied to the seat belt buckle; and wherein at least one of the buckle strap and the anchor strap comprises at least a portion of an interlocking mechanism configured to interlock the buckle strap and the anchor strap when the load is applied to the seat belt buckle, and the interlocking mechanism comprises at least one set of teeth on at least one of the anchor strap and the buckle strap.