Patent ID: 11858456
Assignee: RIVIAN IP HOLDINGS, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 8:
9. A system for providing occupant restraint, the system comprising:
a seatbelt having an end;
a tensioning mechanism configured to apply a first force to a force limiting mechanism, which transmits a second limited force to the end of the seatbelt to remove slack in the seatbelt;
a locking mechanism configured to lock the end of the seatbelt after the tensioning mechanism removes the slack to prevent lengthening of the seatbelt; and
control circuitry configured to:
detect an event; and
in response to the event, at least one of:
transmit a control signal to the load limiting tensioning mechanism that causes the load limiting tensioning mechanism to apply the first force; or
transmit a control signal to the locking mechanism that causes the locking mechanism to lock the end of the seatbelt.