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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7416150 | Overmolded inertia sensor mass for a seat belt retractor 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 seat... | 08/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 6957790 | Sensor for a belt retractor A sensor for triggering a vehicle occupant restraint system, in particular a locking mechanism of a belt retractor, comprises an inertia body, a lower shell in which the inertia body is received, and an upper shell which rests on the inertia body and into which it p... | 10/25/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6578419 | Acceleration sensor An acceleration sensor, which can always maintain a supporting body at a predetermined angle even when an inclining member is inclined and in which, moreover, a tilt lock angle is small. A substantially U-shaped limiting protrusion 136 is provided standin... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6547175 | Inertia sensor, belt retractor and injection molds for molding a support and a lever of an inertia sensor An inertia sensor for vehicle-sensitive activation of a belt retractor blocking mechanism, has a mass body, a support for the mass body, and a sensor lever having a control pawl and being mounted on the support for swivelling motion about a swivel axis an... | 04/15/2003 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6471262 | Device for locking a moveable part that is fitted onto a motor vehicle The invention relates to a device for locking a part (3; 21; 31) that is to be secured, arranged so that it can move on a motor vehicle, a securing part (11; 26; 36) engaging in a slot-shaped cavity (7; 28; 38) of the part (3; 21; 31) that is to be secure... | 10/29/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6364239 | Seat belt retractor with adjustable tip gap A seat belt retractor has a frame, a spool rotatably mounted to the frame, a spool locking device for preventing rotation of the spool. An actuator actuates the spool locking device and has a support carrying an inertia mass and a pawl. The inertia mass i... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6299093 | Sensor for a seat belt retractor A vehicle seat belt retractor has a frame, a spool rotatably mounted to the frame and a spool locking device for locking the spool against rotation. The spool locking device includes actuating means for actuating the locking device. The actuating means is... | 10/09/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6202952 | Safety belt apparatus with an acceleration sensor The invention relates to a safety belt apparatus comprising a belt roller (12) which is preferably resiliently subjected to a bias force in the belt wind-up direction, which carries a more or less rolled up belt (11) and which can be blocked against a fur... | 03/20/2001 |
| 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 |
| 5950952 | Acceleration sensor apparatus for a vehicle An acceleration sensor apparatus for a vehicle capable of properly detecting an acceleration acting on a vehicle body in a predetermined direction even when the mounted orientation of the acceleration sensor apparatus changes relative to the vehicle body,... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5848758 | Safety belt reeling device with two vehicle-sensitive sensors with different threshold values A safety belt reeling device with a belt-sensitive control system, for locking the reeling shaft when safety belt removal occurs at a rate above a preset limit, has a reeling shaft and a safety belt fastened thereto. The reeling shaft is rotatable for win... | 12/15/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5660346 | 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 the event a primary belt locking mechanism (270) fails to block withdrawal of belt webbing... | 08/26/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5568941 | Seat belt retractor and improved sensing mechanism A vehicle inertia or deceleration sensing device of a seat belt retractor comprising: an outer housing member including a first housing part for supporting an inner housing member at a predetermined relative angle, and a support member for holding the fir... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5562259 | Inertial sensor An inertial sensor for the vehicle sensitive triggering of a locking mechanism on a belt retractor comprises a ball which is seated in a socket in alignment with a reference plane. A pivotally mounted sensor lever rests on the ball and has a free end with... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5495994 | Inertia sensitive seat belt retractor A seat belt retractor (10) includes a vehicle deceleration sensing assembly (40) which is operable at a plurality of different inclined orientations to block withdrawal of belt webbing (32) from a spool (110). The spool (110) is rotatable about a first ax... | 03/05/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5443224 | Emergency locking passenger safety belt mechanisms An emergency locking vehicle seat belt retractor has a locking arrangement operation of which is initiated by an inertial vehicle deceleration sensing mechanism constructed with one or more parts being a composite of at least two acoustically differing ma... | 08/22/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5390874 | Vehicle sensitive retractor A vehicle seat belt retractor (10) has a spool (20) on which seat belt webbing (26) is wound. An externally-toothed ratchet wheel (50) is rotatable with the spool (20) in a belt withdrawal direction (22). A first pawl (70) is supported on a housing (12) f... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5367917 | Retractor A vehicle seat belt retractor (10) includes a spindle (22), a ratchet wheel (30) and a locking pawl (44). The locking pawl (44) is movable between a disengaged position and an engaged position in which it blocks rotation of the ratchet wheel (30) and the ... | 11/29/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5289986 | Acceleration sensor An acceleration sensor having a sensor body rotatably mounted in a casing. A sensing ball is mounted in the sensor body for detecting acceleration. A balancing weight is secured to the sensor body for continuously orientating the sensor body in a horizont... | 03/01/1994 |
| 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 |
