Patent ID: 6883834
Filing Date: 2005-04-26
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A seat belt system for shifting a buckle to an upper latching position with a tip and for returning the latched buckle and tip to a performance position, the buckle presenter system comprising: a seat belt for positioning across a chest and a lap for a passenger seated on a seat of a vehicle; a tip carried on the seat belt for latching with a buckle; a buckle for latching with the tip; a drive mechanism for shifting the buckle along a substantially vertical upward path of travel relative to the seat from the performance position where the buckle is located for enhanced performance to the upper latching position for latching with the tip; the drive mechanism lowering the latched tip and buckle from the latching position to the performance position; and a timing device for timing the time for the buckle to be at the latching position to allow latching of the buckle to the tongue plate and then causing the drive mechanism to return the buckle to the performance position.