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Operator restraint system

  • US 8,195,365 B2
  • Filed: 11/06/2008
  • Issued: 06/05/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An operator restraint system, comprising:

  • a seatbelt payout sensor located adjacent a seatbelt spool and configured to measure a length of a seatbelt that has been withdrawn, and generate a signal indicative of the withdrawn length;

    a seatbelt buckle assembly, including;

    a housing; and

    an alarm assembly including at least one of a light source and an annunciator; and

    a controller associated with at least one of the seatbelt payout sensor and the alarm assembly, and configured to;

    receive the signal generated by the seatbelt payout sensor;

    determine whether the withdrawn length of the seatbelt is within a predetermined range; and

    control the alarm assembly to selectively generate at least one of a visible signal and an audible signal to remind an operator regarding employment of the seatbelt based on the determination.

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