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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7325641 | Method for actuating a reversible belt pretensioner Method for actuating a reversible belt pretensioner for pretensioning a belt webbing, unwound from a belt reel, of a seat belt in a motor vehicle, the belt pretensioner having a drive which acts on the belt reel, and the seat belt having, as a belt extraction lock, ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7313316 | Method and apparatus for evaluating for the purpose of decoding a bitstream having a data structure fulfilling the requirements of two different data structure standards, and storage medium containing such bitstream There are different types of DVD systems, e.g. the replay-only DVD-Video system and the re-recordable DVD-VR system. A DVD-VR type disc containing a DVD-VR type bitstream is to be replayed on a DVD-VR type recorder or player. However, it is also possible to record a... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7100945 | Method for actuating a reversible belt pretensioner Method for actuating a reversible belt pretensioner for pretensioning a belt webbing, the belt pretensioner having a drive which acts on the belt reel, and the seat belt having, as a belt extraction lock, a locking device which acts on the belt reel in the unwinding... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7051969 | Belt retractor A belt retractor for a vehicle safety belt comprises a frame and a belt spool (1) which is rotatably mounted in the frame, and at least one locking toothing (2, 3) which is connected with the belt spool. A first locking catch (5) and a second lo... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7029032 | Method for actuating a reversible belt pretensioner The invention relates to a method for actuating a reversible belt pretensioner for pretensioning a belt webbing, wound around a belt reel, of a seat belt in a motor vehicle, the belt pretensioner having a drive which acts on the belt reel. The seat belt has a lockin... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6969023 | Locking pawl A locking pawl for a mechanism for blocking a belt retractor of a safety belt comprises a first locking pawl element made of a first material and adapted to block said belt retractor, and a second locking pawl element made of a second material and adapted to control... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6902129 | Seat belt device A seat belt device is provided. The seat belt device has a seat belt roller together with a locking device for locking the seat belt roller. The seat belt device furthermore has a guide pin which is moveably supported inside a guide link and is coupled to the lockin... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6883742 | Webbing retractor A webbing retractor includes a take-up shaft, an inertia plate provided integrally and coaxially with the take-up shaft, and an inertial force imparting mechanism. When a webbing for restraining a vehicle occupant is suddenly pulled-out, the take-up shaft takes-up t... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6732967 | Webbing retractor and method of assembling webbing retractor In a webbing retractor, a stopper plate is mounted to a belt insert-through hole of a spool. In this mounted state, a restricting wall of the stopper plate extends further outward in a radial direction of a spool main body than an outer peripheral portion of the spo... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6691943 | Seat belt retractor with a web sensor A seat belt retractor has a web sensor with an inertia member, a locking pawl and a lock cup. The inertia member is eccentrically pivotally mounted to the lock cup. The locking pawl is integrally formed with the inertia member. The lock cup has a set of r... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6585184 | Seat belt retractor for vehicles A seat belt retractor includes a mechanism cover and a spring cover which are assembled through a spool and mounted in a frame. The spool has a two-stepped tooth formation which enables operation of a vehicle sensing element without separate rachet parts.... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6530536 | Webbing retractor A guide pin is provided erect at a lock plate of a webbing retractor. A guide hole is formed in a V gear in correspondence with the guide pin. The guide hole is formed from a first hole portion, a second hole portion and a third hold portion. A state in w... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6527214 | Webbing retractor At a lock plate of a webbing retractor, a pair of pawls and a connecting shaft are molded integrally such that the lock plate is rotated appropriately such that the connecting shaft of the lock plate is inserted into a spool from a cut-out portion and two... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6523771 | Webbing retractor In a webbing retractor, when a pawl engages with an internal tooth, a lock plate is guided, via a V gear, to a position at which engagement with a ratchet tooth is possible, and thereafter, the lock plate self-locks. When the V gear reversely rotates by a... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6371563 | Emergency-lock type retractor with hand-operated belt lock mechanism and child car seat incorporating same retractor An emergency-lock type retractor includes an emergency lock part for stopping the rotation of said drum to restrict the pull-out of said belt when a belt wound around a drum is pulled suddenly at a predetermined speed or higher, and a hand-operated lock p... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6364238 | Belt retractor with force limiter An assembly comprises a belt retractor for a vehicle safety belt and a force limiter. The belt retractor comprises a belt spool, and the force limiter comprises a housing and a driving part able to be coupled with the belt spool. The assembly comprises a ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6354528 | Webbing retractor An inexpensive webbing retractor is obtained by making a pretensioner and a lock device small and reducing the number of parts. A plurality of protrusions are formed on an inner peripheral portion of the bearing body, which pivotally supports a clutch por... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6352213 | Webbing retractor A webbing retractor for webbing belt retraction and restraint of a vehicle occupant during sudden deceleration. In a preferred embodiment, the webbing retractor includes a spring, and is for connection to an axially rotatable shaft having a locking device... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6343760 | Webbing sensor A webbing sensor for a vehicle safety restraint retractor. The sensor comprises an inertial member, mounted for rotation coaxially with a retractor spool, a pawl for engaging the spool and locking it against rotation under emergency conditions, and a cali... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6305633 | Webbing take-up device There is provided a webbing take-up device of which weight can be reduced while maintaining lock strength. A single lock plate which is engaged with an internal gear ratchet at the time of sudden deceleration of a vehicle is held in an accommodating porti... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6158685 | Blocking mechanism for a seat belt retractor A blocking mechanism for a seat belt retractor has a belt reel (10) rotatably mounted in a frame (12), a ratchet toothing (16) arranged on the frame, a ratchet pawl (24) arranged on the belt reel (10) for cooperation with the ratchet toothing (16) and an ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6155513 | Retractor locking mechanism A retractor for a vehicle restraint system has a locking mechanism comprising an additional inertia member (7) which decouples from the webbing spool when a predetemined acceleration or deceleration force is exceeded, due to the pretensioning operation ta... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6068208 | Retractor for use with a seat belt A retractor for use with a seat belt is capable of releasing a state of end lock easily without using a complicated structure of the lock operation means for operating the lock means in the case of an emergency of a vehicle. There are provided pawls (16, ... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5931402 | Belt winder for a vehicle safety belt A belt winder with a locking toothing and a locking catch provided with at least one locking tooth. The locking catch is able to be moved into the locking toothing in order to lock the belt spool against rotation in a direction of unwinding the safety bel... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5921496 | Retractor for use with a seat belt A retractor for use with a seat belt is capable of releasing a state of end lock without using a complicated structure of a locking mechanism for operating the locking of the retractor in the case of an emergency of a vehicle. The retractor contains an an... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5904311 | Control disk for a belt retractor A control disk for a belt retractor comprises an inertial disk and an actuating projection. The inertial disk is rotatable relative to the control disk and connected. thereto by a slipping clutch.... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5895003 | Coupling disk for a belt retractor A coupling disk comprises a control pawl mounted swivably about a swivel axis for swiveling from a resting position into a engagement position in which the coupling disk is coupled to a functional part of the belt retractor. The control pawl has a mount w... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5826813 | Seat belt retractor It is an object to prevent end locking in which a webbing can neither be drawn out nor wound due to erroneous operation of an emergency lock mechanism at the time of retracting a belt. When almost all the webbing 50 is wound, not only a retaining wall 41c... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5765773 | Retractor engagement mechanism A retractor engagement mechanism for locking a shaft against rotation relative to a frame, the mechanism comprising a pawl 7 mounted eccentrically on the shaft so as to rotate therewith and being moveable into engagement with ratchet teeth 9 on the frame.... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5577683 | Webbing take-up apparatus A webbing take-up apparatus is obtained in which the timing of engaging a pair of lock plates with both side walls of a frame can be accurately controlled, thereby realizing reliable operation, and which can be manufactured at reduced costs. In the webbin... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5482224 | Seat belt retractor In a seat belt retractor according to the present invention, an arcuate fall preventing flange 4m is provided on an outer surface of a guide flange 4b of the reel shaft. The central axis a2 of the reel shaft 4 is eccentrically shifted from the ... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5480105 | Seat belt retractor In a seat belt retractor according to the present invention, a lock gear first cover 13 has a projection 13a formed in a relatively large ring shape. The projection 13a has teeth 13c formed all around the inner surface thereof at same intervals. These tee... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5451009 | Seat belt retractor with dual sensitivity A seat belt retractor (12) has a web-sensitive locking mechanism (100) including a primary inertia member (112) which lags rotation of the retractor spool (32) upon acceleration of the spool (32) at a rate above a first predetermined rate. A lock bar (36)... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5390873 | Seat belt retractor When deceleration in excess of a predetermined value acts upon a vehicle and/or when a seat belt is pulled at an acceleration in excess of a predetermined value, lock actuating means sets a state in which a first engaging member supported on a reel shaft ... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5375787 | Seat belt retractor A seat belt retractor having a main pawl (17) which is rotatably fitted in a fourth recess (4n) provided in a reel shaft (4). In this state, a load transfer portion (17e) abuts on a load bearing surface (4j) of the reel shaft (4). Since the load transfer ... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5372327 | Seat belt retractor An inertia member (15) of a webbing sensor is set so that when it abuts on a first stopper (14h), the center of gravity (G) of the inertia member (15) lies at a position which is on an extension of an imaginary line (γ) connecting the center of a first r... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5348248 | Safety belt reeling device with locking device deactivation in response to coil diameter A self-locking safety belt reeling device for a safety belt system of motor vehicles, comprising a casing and a reeling shaft having at one end an eccentric locking member, is provided. The locking member, depending on a radial deflection resulting from a... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5312066 | Restraint belt retractor A shaft on which a restraint belt is wound is rotatably mounted in the side walls of a U-shaped frame. A driving hub mounted on the shaft drives a locking hub through a clutch formed of ball bearings mounted in recesses in the faces of the hubs. Belt payo... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5277377 | Seat belt retractor In a seat belt retractor according to the present invention, lock actuating means is actuated to engage locking pins with the engagement portion of a frame when deceleration in excess of a predetermined value acts upon the vehicle and/or when the seat bel... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5135182 | Seat belt winding force controlling device A seat belt winding force controlling device for vehicles includes a main body, a belt reel, a shaft, a braking lever, a windup spring, an emergency braking member, a ratchet gear, and a winding force controlling member, whereby the winding force can be e... | 08/04/1992 |
