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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7883045 | Webbing retracting device An inertial (mass) body is relatively rotatably provided on a V gear. Further, a ring is provided at the outer peripheral side of the V gear so as to be rotatable and displacable in the rotational radial direction of the V gear. When the V gear is suddenly rotated w... | 02/08/2011 |
| 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 |
| 7210645 | Safety element retention reel A safety element retention system having a reel upon which a safety element or strap may be wound, a spring return mechanism, for rewinding the reel and retrieving the safety strap, and further having at least one locking plate, connected integrally with the reel, w... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7090304 | Retractor having vehicle sensitive sensor disabling mechanism A seat belt retractor (10) includes a spool (104) about which seat belt webbing (18) is wound. The spool (104) is supported for rotation in a belt withdrawal direction and in an opposite belt retraction direction. A vehicle sensitive sens... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7059212 | Arrestable tensioning device, in particular for a parking brake system An arrestable tensioning device 10, in particular for a parking brake system, is described. The tensioning device 10 comprises an actuating device 20, a tensioning element 40 coupled to the actuating device 20 for executing a tensi... | 06/13/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6871813 | Vehicular seatbelt retractor A vehicular seatbelt retractor includes a load control for controlling an excessive force applied to a web and a web sensor for sensing the webbing acceleration of a seatbelt to take counteraction against the abnormal state of a vehicle at a quick speed, in which th... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6848645 | Belt retractor for a vehicle safety belt A belt retractor for a vehicle safety belt comprises a frame, a belt spool which is rotatably arranged in the frame, and a drive motor which can cooperate with a drive wheel which is coupled with the belt spool. The retractor further comprises a locking catch and lo... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6834822 | Mechanical shifting of multi-load retractor A seat belt retractor comprising: a first and a second energy absorption mechanism each of which is selectively activatable and respectively configured to generate first and second levels of energy absorption and when activated define an output characteristic of the... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6802470 | Seat belt retractor A seat belt retractor for a vehicle safety restraint has a spool rotatably mounted in a frame. A ratchet wheel is rotatably mounted to rotate with the spool. A control member is mounted in the frame. A locking pawl is pivotally mounted in the frame to pivot into eng... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6726141 | Seat belt device having seat belt retractor with lock mechanism There is provided a seat belt apparatus which not only can reduce the possibility that an end lock phenomenon can occur when removing the mounting of a webbing but also, even in case where the end lock phenomenon occurs, can remove the end lock phenomenon easily. Th... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6712306 | Coupling disc for a belt retractor of a vehicle safety belt A coupling disc for a belt retractor of a vehicle safety belt comprises a coupling catch which is pivotally mounted on the coupling disc so as to be movable between a position of rest and a coupling position. The coupling catch and the coupling disc are formed in on... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6443382 | Vehicular seatbelt retractor A vehicular seatbelt retractor is provided with a webbing control device and a pawl device, in which a mass member is inserted into a first tooth portion body of a clutch wheel and is positioned in a retainer ring of a retainer, so that its wing latch fac... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6283398 | Seat belt retractor The invention relates to a seat belt retractor comprising a seat belt spool (2) rotationally mounted on a frame (1) for winding and unwinding the seat belt, a blocking means (5) for blocking the rotation of the seat belt spool, a control element (6) by me... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6176448 | Seat belt retractor A seat belt retractor has a lock cup mounted for pivotal or rotational movement in relation to a bush mechanism over a predetermined arc of a circle. The arc subtends an active working section of less than 360°. A wedge extends into the gap between the l... | 01/23/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6105893 | Belt winding and tightening combination with a force limiter A safety belt reeling device has a belt reeling shaft lockable by a vehicle-sensitive and/or belt-sensitive locking device. A tightening device is provided and a tightening coupling connects the tightening device to the belt reeling shaft when the tighten... | 08/22/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5687926 | Seat belt webbing lock apparatus and assembly therefor A webbing lock apparatus and assembly therefor is disclosed, wherein a relative rotation between a hook retainer and a wheel mass connected to a fly wheel causes a hook to move to contact a lock ring so that an inner portion of the ring comes into mesh wi... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5624086 | Seat belt retractor A vehicle seat belt retractor (10) includes a spool (170) on which seat belt webbing (16) is wound. The spool (170) is supported for rotation on hubs (102, 162). In a vehicle emergency, an actuator (230) rotates with the spool (170) and transmits force th... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5622327 | Emergency locking seat belt retractor An emergency locking seatbelt retractor. The retractor includes a pivoting lock plate which can pivot through a limited arc during activation of a webbing sensor or a vehicle sensor. When the lock plate is in its quiescent position, a pin thereon operates... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5593105 | Seat belt retractor for passenger restraining systems On a belt retractor for vehicular seat belt restraining systems having a vehicle and belt sensitive automatic blocking mechanism (26) for the belt reel (12) rotatably mounted in the housing (10) the pawl tooth of a locking pawl (18) first coming into cont... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5529259 | Seat belt retraction mechanism A seat belt retractor (30) comprising: a frame (32) having a base and two parallel side walls (34,36) extending therefrom, each side wall includes an first opening (40 41) therein, a spool (50, 54), rotatably positioned relative to the side walls, first a... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5524833 | Seat belt retractor A belt retractor for vehicular seat belt restraining systems is equipped with a novel housing structure. The load-bearing part of this housing comprises a shell section (10) surrounding the locking toothings (26a, 28a) on the circumference of the flanges ... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5507448 | Seat belt apparatus for automobile A seat belt apparatus for an automobile includes a ratchet wheel and at least one pawl member for selectively braking a spool with respect to one direction of its rotation. The pawl member operates to perform the emergency locking and excessive-loosening ... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5487515 | Seat belt retractor with lock bar actuator A seat belt retractor (10) includes a frame (12), a spool (50) supported for rotation on the frame (12), and a lock bar (100) which blocks rotation of the spool (50) when the lock bar (100) is actuated. The retractor (10) further includes a lock bar actua... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5485971 | Seat belt retractor This invention relates to locking means for a seat belt retractor equipped with an emergency lock which, in an emergency, locks the withdrawal of webbing. The locking means of the retractor includes a ratchet wheel (16) and a pawl (32). The pawl has two t... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5351908 | Webbing retractor A webbing retractor winds-up a webbing by a winding shaft. A lock ring rotates according to movement of the winding shaft. A rotational delay of the lock ring with respect to the winding shaft is generated when the webbing is rapidly drawn-out. The rotati... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5332291 | Seat belt retractor A deceleration sensing member (7) includes a casing (7a), a lever (7b) having a pawl, and an inertia member (7c) that tilts to a two-dot chain position when deceleration exceeding a predetermined value acts on the vehicle. The bottom of the inertia member... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5232178 | Retractor with clamping mechanism A retractor including emergency locking mechanism including a ratchet plate mounted on a winding shaft onto and from which a webbing is wound and unwound, an inertia member which is turned in response to the rotation of the shaft, a latch member which is ... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5232177 | Seatbelt retractor A seatbelt retractor is constructed of a ratchet wheel secured on a take-up spindle; an inertia member normally turnable with the spindle, said inertia member being, however, capable of turning relative to the spindle; a latch member provided for rotation... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5154368 | Seat belt retractor with deformable emergency lock mechanism A seat belt retractor comprising a first emergency lock mechanism for locking a reel shaft around which a seat belt is wound and a second emergency lock mechanism for sandwiching and locking said seat belt drawn out from the reel shaft by a rotatable memb... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5014926 | Web sensitive and vehicle sensitive retractor A vehicle seat belt retractor includes a spool on which seat belt webbing is wound. The spool is rotatable in belt withdrawal and belt retraction directions. A lock bar is movable into engagement with a spool locking ratchet to lock the spool against rota... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4948066 | Retractor for seat belts A retractor for seat belts is provided which can fulfil the functions of both the automatic locking retractors (ALR) and the emergency locking retractors (ELR), having a spindle supporting a webbing take-up shaft and given a turning force in the direction... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4928902 | Vehicle seat belt retractor A vehicle seat belt retractor comprises an emergency locking mechanism that responds to either rapid acceleration of the vehicle or rapid acceleration of the belt reel and a belt clamp that is actuated by a small rotation of the belt reel via a link that ... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4925124 | Dual-mode inertia reel system An inertia responsive mechanism employs a freely mounted inertia mass in combination with a seat belt retractor mechanism wherein the inertia mass is sensitive to vehicle deceleration or to strap acceleration, or to both. Disclosed are a variety of arrang... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4917325 | Webbing sensor In improvement in locking pawl activating for a safety belt retractor mechanism of the type having a webbing storage spool, a locking ratchet wheel associated with the spool and a locking pawl for engaging the locking ratchet wheel is described wherein a ... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4895317 | Electrically actuatable locking mechanism for a seat belt retractor A seat belt retractor comprises a spindle having seat belt webbing wound thereon. The spindle is supported for rotation in belt withdrawal and belt retraction directions. A member is movable between a first position in which the spindle is free to rotate ... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4856727 | Retractor with cinch A seat belt retractor includes a spindle. Seat belt webbing is wound on the spindle. The spindle is supported for rotation in belt withdrawal and belt retraction directions. A mechanism is actuatable to block rotation of the spindle in the belt withdrawal... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4830309 | Retractor permitting forcible lock release A retractor permitting a forcible lock release is provided. It is constructed of a base, a retractor shaft, a latch plate and ratchet wheel fixed on the shaft, a lock plate loose-fit on the shaft, a sensor arm supported on the lock plate, a pawl connected... | 05/16/1989 |
