A seat assembly (100, 200) for a vehicle includes a seat bottom (102, 202); a seat back (104, 204) pivotably coupled to the seat bottom; and a seat belt buckle assembly (106, 206) coupled to the seat bottom and the seat back and movable from a first configuration to a second configuration when the seat back is pivoted relative to the seat bottom such that the seat belt buckle assembly does not interfere with the seat back when the seat back is collapsed against the seat bottom. Optionally, the seat belt buckle assembly is translated downwards with respect to the seat bottom from the first configuration to the second configuration when the seat back is pivoted forwards relative to the seat bottom. Optionally, the seat belt buckle assembly is pivoted forwards with respect to the seat bottom from the first configuration to the second configuration when the seat back is pivoted forwards relative to the seat bottom.
VEHICLE SEAT ASSEMBLY UTILIZING A STOWABLE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
FAHRZEUGSITZANORDNUNG MIT EINER VERSTAUBAREN SITZGURTSCHNALLENANORDNUNG
ENSEMBLE DE SIÈGE DE VÉHICULE UTILISANT UN ENSEMBLE DE BOUCLE DE CEINTURE DE SÉCURITÉ ESCAMOTABLE
2023-06-07
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
VEHICLE SEAT ASSEMBLY UTILIZING A STOWABLE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
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