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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7770836 | Locking unit for seat belt retractor The present invention provides a locking unit for a seat belt retractor which is provided on one end of a spool, around which a seat belt is wound. The locking unit of the present invention locks the seat belt when the seat belt is rapidly unwound and prevents the s... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7621478 | Webbing retractor device When a spool rotates in a retraction direction, a guide pin of a lock member presses against an inner wall of a groove portion with a pressing force in the same direction as a centrifugal force. As a result, friction between an outer circumferential portion of the g... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7191972 | Belt retractor The belt retractor has a belt spool (12) mounted rotatably in a frame (10) and a drive motor (28) coupled to the belt spool (12) via a belt drive (14, 24, 22). This drive motor (28) is a brushless direct current motor with a... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7086625 | Belt retractor for a seat belt A belt retractor for a seatbelt comprising a retractor pawl which blocks the seatbelt from being pulled out of the belt retractor in the event of an accident, and having a tightening device which tightens the seatbelt in a hazardous situation, the tightening device ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083135 | Retractor for a seat belt A belt retractor for a seat belt includes a belt reel, an eccentric disc connected to the belt reel, a cam disc driven by the eccentric disc, and a blocking pawl. The blocking pawl, in a blocking position, blocks a toothed ratchet wheel, and, in a release position, ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7055775 | Belt retractor The belt retractor for an occupant restraint system has a frame, a belt spool having a pair of flanges and rotatably mounted in the frame and a locking mechanism for selective blocking of the belt spool. A wheel member provided with an external toothing is mounted o... | 06/06/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6935590 | Sensor for a feedback control system A flexible member sensor for detecting motion and tension of a flexible member includes a rigid member pivotally connected to a base, in contact with the flexible member. A sensor detects pivotal motion of the rigid member in response to movement of the flexible mem... | 08/30/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6698678 | Webbing retractor and method of retracting webbing In a webbing retractor, a wire is inserted through a through-hole of a spool on which a webbing is taken-up and from which the webbing is pulled-out. At an initial stage of a process of absorbing inertial energy of a vehicle occupant, a large force limite... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6425541 | Belt retractor and method of controlling operation of an occupant restraint system In a belt retractor the absolute angle of rotation of the belt reel is sensed by an incremental counter. The incremental counter is calibrated by sensing the angle of rotation of a control disc coupled to the belt reel by a reduction gear unit. The count ... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6290160 | Belt retractor A belt retractor has a frame (1; 101), a belt reel rotatably mounted about an axis in the frame, a control disc (10; 110) coaxial with the belt reel and a reduction gear unit (7, 15, 16) which translates rotation the belt reel into a reduced rotation of t... | 09/18/2001 |
| 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 |
| 5934596 | Automatic locking retractor with timing clutch mechanism A safety belt retractor (10) comprised of a spool (28), a belt (40) wound on the spool (28), a ratchet wheel (48), and a torsion bar (44) interconnecting the spool (28) to the ratchet wheel (48) and capable of yielding in response to loading exerted on th... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5101094 | Device for thermically cutting of textile material The device for cutting textile material and sealing the edges of the cut material comprises a heated resistance wire of round cross section supported in a supporting means. The wire forms a flattened central portion shaped to form a semi-circular bow havi... | 03/31/1992 |
| 4768733 | Seat belt retractor A seat belt retractor includes a seat belt spool supported by a frame for rotation about an axis in belt withdrawal and belt retraction directions. A ratchet wheel is connected to and rotatable with the spool. A pawl is pivotable between a release positio... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4741491 | Reel for vehicle safety belt A retractor reel assembly for vehicle safety belt has a rotatable reel which automatically winds in the safety belt when it is not in use, and has a locking arrangement, which is normally in the locked condition. A sensor senses the acceleration or decele... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4678134 | Arrangement for safety belt A safety belt arrangement for protecting passengers in motor driven vehicles comprises a strap roller having a spindle mounted for rotation in a housing, a belt strap wound on the spindle, biasing means for urging the belt strap to wind on the spindle, a ... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4653703 | Locking device for vehicle safety belts A locking device for vehicle safety belts of the type in which a band of the belt is automatically wound onto a shaft (14) rotatably mounted between two side walls (12, 13) of a support, when the belt is not used, comprises two notched wheels (22, 23) att... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4623104 | Retractor A retractor is employed in a seatbelt system designed to protect an occupant of a vehicle when an emergency situation occurs, and is adapted to wind up an occupant fastening webbing. A winding drum of a resin for winding up the webbing is disposed on the ... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4619419 | Apparatus for the automatic rolling up of a vehicle safety belt For leading off the forces acting when tension is exerted on the safety belt and with the pawl (40, 140) engaging in the external teeth (31) of the ratchet wheel (30) in the frame (10) receiving the belt shaft (20), pawl (40, 140) located in the opening (... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4261530 | Webbing locking mechanism Tension at the intermediate portion of a restraining webbing is detected by tension detecting means to sense the condition of a webbing fastened to an occupant, whereby the movement of the webbing is prevented when said webbing is fastened to the occupant... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4159084 | Retractor for restraining webbings A retractor for restraining webbings wherein two webbings, i.e., a lap restraining webbing and a shoulder restraining webbing are wound round a single take-up shaft one over the other, and tension detecting means is provided for detecting the tension of t... | 06/26/1979 |
| 4147387 | Safety belt A safety belt including a length of webbing which is entrained across the torso of a seat occupant, has its ends coupled such that as one is paid out the other is taken up at a different rate and vice versa. The webbing at each anchorage member may be tur... | 04/03/1979 |
| 4084765 | Winding device, in particular for a vehicle safety belt The device comprises a drum around which a belt is wound under the action of a return spring. This spring acts through a cable passing around two pulleys of variable diameter which produce a return force which is independent of the extent of the winding o... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4032081 | Locking device for safety belt A locking device is provided for a self-coiling vehicle safety belt having a mounted coil spindle attachable to the vehicle, wherein a spindle gear keyed to the coil spindle can transmit the torque of accelerated belt withdrawal to a partially toothless p... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4008863 | Winding-up roller for safety belts A roller system for a safety belt with a winding-up shaft coupled to a return spring and connected to a belt end while being journalled in a housing, the roller system also comprising a locking mechanism. The winding-up shaft or a compensating sleeve arra... | 02/22/1977 |
| 3942740 | Safety belt retractor assembly A safety belt retractor assembly adapted for use in connection with automobile seat or shoulder belts providing normally desired freedom of movement to a wearer during normal driving with the belt snagged into a locked passenger retaining position upon a ... | 03/09/1976 |
