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Control system for removable seat with integrated occupant restraint

  • US 9,950,682 B1
  • Filed: 02/22/2017
  • Issued: 04/24/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A motor vehicle occupant restraint system comprising;

  • an occupant seat having a mounting mechanism for enabling the seat to be removably mounted to a structural component of the motor vehicle, the occupant seat further having at least one occupant restraint mechanism in the form of at least one of an inflatable occupant restraint and a seat belt pre-tensioner,a vehicle electronic control unit affixed to the motor vehicle for controlling the occupant restraint mechanism,a seat electrical circuit affixed to the occupant seat and connected with the occupant restraint mechanism, andan electronic coupling between the vehicle electronic control unit and the seat electrical circuit for providing a control signal to activate the occupant restraint mechanism when the occupant seat is mounted to the motor vehicle, the electronic coupling in the form of a plurality of first electrical conductors affixed to a seat belt assembly, the seat belt assembly including seatbelt webbing affixed to at least one seatbelt anchorage mounted to the motor vehicle, the seatbelt webbing affixed to a latch plate assembly, a buckle assembly affixed to the occupant seat having a plurality of first electrical conductors, the latch plate assembly being removably attached to the buckle assembly, the latch plate assembly including a plurality of second electrical conductors electrically connected with the seat electrical circuit, and the latch plate assembly and the buckle assembly having internal electrical contact elements for connecting the first and the second electrical conductors when the latch plate assembly and the buckle assembly are attached when the seat is mounted to the vehicle.

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