Methods and mechanisms for a shoulder belt assembly for a vehicle are provided. The shoulder belt assembly includes a shoulder belt mechanically coupled to a seat in the vehicle, a control module operationally coupled to the shoulder belt and a vehicle management system, the control module configured to detect current movement of the vehicle and passenger information for a passenger in a seat, identify an event, and generate a customized control signal that is a function of the current movement of the vehicle and a physical characteristic of the passenger in the seat. The shoulder belt assembly also has a load limiting mechanism configured to respond to the control signal by, causing a fold in the shoulder belt, the fold having the characteristics of (i) being oriented width-wise, and (ii) having a substantially uniform fold depth; and holding the fold in accordance with the control signal.


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    Title :

    SHOULDER BELT ASSEMBLY WITH ADAPTIVE LOAD LIMITER


    Contributors:
    LIN CHIN-HSU (author) / NAYAK ASHISH (author)

    Publication date :

    2019-11-14


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR



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