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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7392958 | Belt retractor for a safety belt A belt retractor for a safety belt has a brake surface (38), a blocking mechanism (18), a brake element (24) which can prevent a steering in of the blocking mechanism (18), and a magnetic actuator (28). The brake element (24... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7213687 | Emergency braking apparatus for vehicle A vehicle emergency brake system has a second brake for braking a vehicle by increasing the frictional resistance with the road surface, a millimeter wave radar for detecting any obstacle in an advancing direction, a pedal speed sensor for detecting the step-in spee... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7013736 | Sensor for belt retractor A sensor for a vehicle belt retractor includes a housing, an excitation mass, a locking mechanism which locks the belt retractor, and a lever arm connected to the housing. The lever arm is in contact with the excitation mass and engages the locking mechanism when th... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6732969 | Seatbelt retractor In a seat belt retractor, when a collision predicting signal is generated from a collision predicting device, a motor rotates counterclockwise, and a pawl is thereby raised via a lever so as to move to a position contacting saw-blade teeth of a ratchet gear. In this... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6164581 | Low noise self-compensating vehicle sensor and retractor A seat belt retractor (22) having an inertial sensor to initiate lockup of the retractor, the inertial sensor including a first housing portion (102) having an actuating arm mounting member (120). The retractor including a first pin (126) cantilevered fro... | 12/26/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5794879 | Vehicular seat belt retractor A belt retractor comprises a belt reel rotatably mounted in a frame, a locking mechanism for selective blocking of belt reel rotation and an activating mechanism for the locking mechanism with a control disk restrictedly rotatable with respect to the belt... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5775620 | Electrically controlled safety belt reeling device A safety belt reeling device for a vehicle has a housing and a reeling shaft with attached belt rotatably connected in the housing. A blocking mechanism for blocking the reeling shaft is controlled by a control system that has a vehicle-sensitive and/or a... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5695146 | Safety belt restraining system with securing mechanism for mechanical sensor A control mechanism for a mechanical sensor at a safety belt reeling device of a safety restraining mechanism has a housing and a mechanical sensor pivotably connected to the housing. A locking device is connected to the housing and has a locking position... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5669573 | Belt retractor A belt retractor for an occupant restraining system in vehicles is provided with a belt drum (12) rotatably mounted in a frame (10) and acted upon by a wind-up spring, a locking mechanism for the belt drum and able to be activated by the pivoting, caused ... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5655619 | Active seat belt control system A control system for controlling the locking and unlocking of a vehicle's seat belt retractors in response to detection of the state of the vehicle's doors and the state of the vehicle's ignition switch.... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5588612 | Safety belt blocking device with self-blocking prevention In a blocking device for a safety belt having a belt retractor, which carries a belt reel for winding and unwinding the safety belt and has a control wheel controlled in a safety belt-sensitive and/or vehicle-sensitive manner and a control plate controlle... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5520263 | Active seat belt control system with seat belt in-use sensor A control system for controlling the locking and unlocking of the seat belt retractor used in a vehicle in response to the state of the vehicle's doors, the state of the vehicle's ignition switch, and the state of use of the vehicle's seat belts.... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5507449 | Seat belt retractor with noise suppression A seat belt retractor (14) includes a spool (16) supported for winding and unwinding rotation, and an emergency locking mechanism (60) which, when actuated, blocks unwinding rotation of the spool (16). The emergency locking mechanism (60) is actuated upon... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5505400 | Seat belt retractor with cinch mechanism A seat belt retractor (10) has a rotatable spool (50) on which seat belt webbing (16) is wound. Rotation of the spool (50) results in rotation of an actuator gear (170) which drives an actuator ring (200). The actuator gear (170) and actuator ring (200) c... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5490575 | Active seat belt control system with built in interia sensor Control system for controlling the locking and unlocking of seat belt retractors in response to the opened/closed state of the vehicle doors and also the on/off state of the ignition switch.... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5370333 | Delayed locking retractor A pre-emergency delayed locking retractor. A pawl is movably mounted to a retractor frame and is lockingly engagable with spool ratchet teeth with a web wound on the spool. A cam wheel mounted to the retractor frame or a web follower mounted to the pawl a... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5301893 | Seat belt retractor having a noise suppression mechanism with a blockout cam In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a noise suppression mechanism for a seat belt retractor used in a vehicle. The preferred retractor includes a reel journaled on a reel shaft and having attached a ratchet wheel with ratchet teeth... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5271578 | Self-locking reeling device for a safety belt with retractor switching For a self-locking reeling device for a safety belt, especially for motorized vehicles, with a vehicle-sensitive and/or belt-sensitive control system for the locking member, the switching point of the locking device is exactly determined. The locking devi... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5261624 | Safety belt system with noise inhibitor A safety belt system (20) comprising a spool having safety belt webbing (26) attached to a spool (24) retraction mechanism that is spring biased to retract the webbing. The spool is associated with a ratchet wheel (28a,b) and a locking member (42). The lo... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5232176 | Noise suppressor for seat belt retractor Disclosed is the anti-rattle restraint of an otherwise freely pivotable, unevenly counter balanced seat belt looking pawl subject to rattle with vehicle vibration. A light bias urging the pawl out of contact with the ratchets on the belt spool is maintain... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5169085 | Safety belt retractor with a vehicle-sensitive and webbing-sensitive blocking mechanism To avoid an undesirable locking of the belt spool on sudden taking up of a relatively great length of webbing on the belt spool, a means is provided which from a predetermined value of the external diameter of the webbing coil on the belt spool onwards pr... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5022601 | Locking mechanism for webbing retractor A lock mechanism for a webbing retractor prevents an occupant restraining webbing from being wound off from a webbing takeup shaft when a vehicular emergency occurs. The lock mechanism is provided with a member to which the rotational force of the takeup ... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4993656 | Webbing retractor A webbing retractor which, when a webbing is drawn out instantaneously, prevents the drawing out of the webbing by operating a lock mechanism. In addition, when a vehicle is decelerated suddenly, the drawing out of the webbing is also instantaneously prev... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4943010 | Acceleration sensor An acceleration sensor for detecting acceleration of at least predetermined magnitude. The sensor has a first lever capable of swinging when acceleration of at least predetermined magnitude occurs, and a second lever capable of swinging to come into conta... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4921184 | Locking mechanism for webbing retractor A locking mechanism for looking a winding shaft wound a webbing to prevent the winding shaft from rotating at excessive movement more than a predetermined amount of acceleration in a horizontal direction. The locking mechanism has an operating member whic... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4856728 | Passive seat belt retractor assembly A seat belt retractor assembly particularly adapted for mounting in a motor vehicle door as part of a passive belt system. The retractor includes both an inertia sensitive actuator and a tension relief or "comfort" features. The retractor further includes... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4834313 | Emergency locking retractor An emergency locking retractor is constructed of a base having an engaged portion; a take-up spindle supported displaceably in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal central axis thereof; a movable member supported rotatably about the spindle; a ho... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4773613 | Emergency lock retractor equipped with webbing clamp device An emergency lock retractor equipped with a webbing clamp device includes means for holding lock means such as an arm out of engagement with a take-up reel while detection means detects that the associated webbing is not worn by the occupant. The above em... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4763853 | Seat belt retractor reel A retractor reel for a vehicle safety belt has a sensor responsive to the speed or acceleration of belt withdrawal to actuate a reel locking mechanism and also has a sensor responsive to vehicle acceleration or deceleration to actuate the locking mechanis... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4757954 | Block-out device for a retractor A safety belt retractor is provided with a frame that rotatably supports a reel carrying a rolled safety belt and with a pair of ratchet wheels on the opposite ends of the reel. A locking bar is pivotally mounted with respect to the frame for travel into ... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4729523 | Locking mechanism for webbing retractor A lock mechanism for a webbing retractor prevents an occupant restraining webbing from being wound off from a webbing takeup shaft when a vehicular emergency occurs. The lock mechanism is provided with a member to which the rotational force of the takeup ... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4726541 | Emergency locking retractor A emergency locking retractor includes a reel equipped with cogs; lock means capable of assuming any one of a reel-locking position, an intermediate position where the lock means is in engagement with one of the cogs of the reel but still allows the reel ... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4726540 | Variable sensitivity seat belt retractor A door mounted seat belt retractor includes a pendulum having a support foot which is a generally planar surface having an elongated elliptical foot print with a major dimension and a minor dimension. A pendulum support member carried by the retractor has... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4708364 | Seat belt retraction apparatus including an inertia sensor Seat belt retraction apparatus including a seat belt retractor mechanism, an inertia sensor and an electrical circuit interconnected with the inertia sensor and the retractor mechanism. The retractor mechanism includes a reel and a reel locking mechanism ... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4703950 | Electrical lock-out mechanism for door mounted seat belt retractors An electrical lock-out mechanism for a door mounted, vehicle-sensitive, seat belt retractor to prevent the retractor from locking up in response to the normal opening of the vehicle's door. The lock-out mechanism has a lock-out finger attached to either t... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4688825 | Seat belt retractor mechanism There is provided an improvement in a seat belt retractor mechanism of the type having a seat belt reel rotatably mounted in a support frame adapted to be assembled on a movable door of a vehicle, wherein the reel has at least on one end a generally circu... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4687156 | Lock mechanism for webbing retractor A lock mechanism for a webbing retractor employed in a seatbelt system for a vehicle designed to protect an occupant in an emergency situation of the vehicle. A ratchet wheel is provided coaxially with a lock ring adapted for stopping, when an emergency s... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4607805 | Safety belt emergency locking retractor An emergency locking retractor for a vehicle safety belt has a spool rotatably mounted on a frame, primary locking means arranged to block rotation of the spool relative to the frame and secondary locking means for actuating the primary locking means. The... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4570873 | Sensor sensitivity reducer for door mounted retractor A retractor mounted on the vehicle door in a passive belt system includes an inertia mass which lifts a pilot pawl into engagement with one of a plurality of gear teeth carried by the reel so that an initial unwinding rotation of the reel as the occupant ... | 02/18/1986 |
