Flat seat belt retractor
US5452941A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 19, 1994 |
| Grant date | Sep 26, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R22/3405
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A flat seat belt retractor in which the seat belt webbing is retracted into an elongated housing and stored in a flat condition as opposed to winding the webbing around a spool. By incorporating a flat webbing retractor into a vehicle seat back, the seat belt retractor can be packaged in a seat back without requiring enough space to store a bulky spool type retractor. In a preferred embodiment, the retractor is incorporated into a structural member of the seat back frame to reduce the overall number of components required in the seat back for both the frame and the retractor.
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