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Seat belt retractor for passenger restraining systems

US5593105A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 2, 1994
Grant dateJan 14, 1997
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Expiry dateAug 2, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R22/36
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

On a belt retractor for vehicular seat belt restraining systems having a vehicle and belt sensitive automatic blocking mechanism (26) for the belt reel (12) rotatably mounted in the housing (10) the pawl tooth of a locking pawl (18) first coming into contact with the locking toothing (16) is formed as the control tooth (181). A control link (22) of the locking pawl (18) exhibits a radial stroke which is dimensioned so that the locking pawl (18) is swivelled by the control cam (24) up to first contact of the control tooth (181) with a tooth flank of the locking toothing (16) past which it is further swivelled unsubstantially at the most. After initial contact of the control tooth (181) with a tooth flank of the locking toothing (16) a torque is exerted by rotation of the belt reel on the locking pawl (18) as a result of which the locking pawl (18) is forced to swivel up to positive interlock of the pawl teeth (182, 183) with the locking toothing (16).

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