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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7568649 | Vehicle sensitive seat belt retractor control with suppressed Z-axis sensitivity A vehicle sensitive retractor control system having reduced sensitivity to Z-axis acceleration experienced during normal driving. The retractor control system incorporates a rolling mass and a locking lever which, in a resting position, are arranged such that the lo... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7464892 | Seatbelt retractor having an inertial sensor weight with a guide surface A seatbelt retractor assembly (10) has a seatbelt retractor (14) and an actuator (26) for locking and unlocking the seatbelt retractor (1). An inertial sensor mass (30, 32, 33) detects changes in vehicle speed. The mass (30, 32,... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7461806 | Seatbelt retractor having an inertial sensor weight with a guide surface A seatbelt retractor assembly (10) has a seatbelt retractor (14) and an actuator (26) for locking and unlocking the seatbelt retractor (1). An inertial sensor mass (30, 32, 33) detects changes in vehicle speed. The mass (30, 32,... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7377464 | Seatbelt retractor having an inertial sensor weight with a guide surface A seatbelt retractor assembly (10) has a seatbelt retractor (14) and an actuator (26) for locking and unlocking the seatbelt retractor (1). An inertial sensor mass (30, 32, 33) detects changes in vehicle speed. The mass (30, 32,... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7300013 | Seat belt retractor with overmolded inertia sensor mass A seat belt retractor (10) has an actuator (14) for unlocking and locking the seat belt retractor (10). An inertial sensor (18) detects changes in vehicle acceleration and interacts with the actuator (14) to lock and unlock the sea... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6688547 | Self compensating inertia sensor The inertia sensor is a sensor for a seatbelt retractor used for sensing deceleration. The inertia sensor is composed of a primary mass, a secondary mass, and a lifter. The primary mass provides the inertia for the self compensating function. The secondar... | 02/10/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6435442 | Sensor for a belt retractor A vehicle-sensitive sensor for a belt retractor for vehicle safety belt systems, comprises an inertia body displaceable in case of decelerations and accelerations of the sensor, and a two-armed lever. A first arm of the two-armed lever forms a coupling pa... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6247365 | Safety restraint A vehicle sensor for a retractor for a vehicle safety restraint has a sensor mass in the form of an upturned hollow cup, formed in a single piece by injection molding or die casting, resting on an upstanding post. It may be of metal or high-density plasti... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6230997 | Adjustable sensor for safety belt retractor An adjustment mechanism for a safety belt retractor locking sensor has a shaft rotatably mounted in a lock cup spade of a retractor and a cam part eccentrically mounted relative to the shaft. The cam part is received within an elliptical hole in the housi... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6213420 | Safety belt apparatus with an acceleration sensor The invention relates to a safety belt apparatus with a belt roller (11) which is preferably subjected to a bias force in the wind-up direction by a spring and onto which a seat belt (12) is wound up to a greater or a lesser extent, with an acceleration s... | 04/10/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6019198 | Mechanically driven ratchet assembly A mechanically driven ratchet assembly which has a pawl gear attached to a rotationally biased shaft, a pawl assembly having a pawl tooth for engagement with a pawl gear, and a ratchet gear which alternately permits movement when driven by the pawl gear o... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5484190 | Seat belt retractor lock A seat belt retractor (18) includes a frame (110), a spool (112), and a locking pawl (126). The spool (112) has ratchet teeth (122) and is supported on the frame (110) for rotation in a seat belt winding direction and a seat belt unwinding direction. The ... | 01/16/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5441209 | Seat belt retractor A seat belt retractor having a reel shaft that performs relative rotation in the unwinding direction, where teeth of a main pawl approach teeth of a side wall of the seat belt retractor by a set amount, but the teeth of the main pawl do not approach the t... | 08/15/1995 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5358192 | Seat belt retractor having rattle suppression mechanism A seat belt retractor having a rattle suppression mechanism to be operative when the retractor is not in use including a gear mechanism driven by a seat belt supporting reel and coupled to drive a pawl control mechanism between a first position holding a ... | 10/25/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5209421 | Noiseless emergency locking type retractor A noiseless emergency locking type retractor for a seat belt is disclosed. The retractor comprises a housing; a shaft rotatably received in the housing for selectively winding and unwinding the seat belt thereabout and therefrom; an emergency locking devi... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5192035 | Retractor with manual cinch A vehicle seat belt retractor has a manual cinch mechanism. The retractor includes a spool on which belt webbing is wound. It also includes a metal pawl which is movable into a locking position in engagement with a spool locking ratchet wheel to block the... | 03/09/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5145123 | Seat belt retractor with vehicle sensitive locking mechanism A seat belt retractor for use in a selected one of a plurality of different orientations in a vehicle comprises a spindle on which seat belt webbing can be wound. The spindle is supported for rotation in belt retraction and belt withdrawal directions. A p... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5127598 | Seat belt retractor Disclosed is a seat belt retractor in which first and second locking members 14, 16 are engaged with a ratchet wheel 13 independently of each other via a link member 18 when sudden acceleration is sensed. Owing to this engagement between the first and sec... | 07/07/1992 |
| 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 |
| 5080299 | Seat belt retractor A seat belt retractor includes a rotatable spool around which a seat belt is wound for storage and from which the seat belt is unwound for use. A ratchet wheel is fixed to the spool. A locking pawl is movable between a disengaged position spaced from the ... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5040740 | Dual safety belt retractor with single switch assembly A safety belt system (22) comprising: a dual spool retractor assembly (30) including first and second retractors, each retractor including safety belt webbing (32), a wheel (50), an interlock mechanism (54) for coacting with the wheel (50) to prevent the ... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5037038 | Dual mode seat belt retractor An inertia retractor may be provided with an automatic locking mode by the addition of an assembly mounted as an attachment to sidewall of the inertia retractor. The assembly allows the retractor to be used as an inertia retractor until the belt is pulled... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5026093 | Seat occupant restraining apparatus A seat belt apparatus is provided for restraining the occupant of a seat assembly within a vehicle body structure having a plurality of closure members each hingedly supported for movement between opened and closed positions to selectively open and close ... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4998684 | Acceleration sensor for a retractable seat belt An acceleration sensor for detecting a horizontal acceleration on the basis of a displacement of the mass bodies is arranged to have a plurality of mass bodies disposed closely to each other. A partition wall is disposed between these mass bodies so that ... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4997140 | Retractor with auxiliary brake mechanism A safety belt retractor in which the reel is supported on a movable frame which cooperates with a braking mechanism such that when the reel locks, subsequent belt tension displaces the movable frame into camming engagement with a pivoting braking mechanis... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4984752 | Safety belt retractor and method of manufacture A seat belt retractor that is sensitive to vehicle movements is provided, having a frame for mounting a reel about which the safety belt is wound. A frame also mounts a pawl which selectively blocks rotation of the reel to prevent payout of a seat belt wh... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4967977 | Push button ALR retractor A vehicle sensitive inertia safety belt retractor (VSI) equipped with push button actuated automatic locking device (ALR) preventing belt extraction when manually pressed with the belt extracted to a buckle engageable extent. Automatic restoration of VSI ... | 11/06/1990 |
| 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 |
