Mass body drive for a rotational tensioning device
US5690295A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 2, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2022/4642
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A rotational tensioning device for a safety belt of a motor vehicle has a reeling device with reeling shaft and a drive wheel connected to the reeling shaft. The drive wheel has a circumference with semi-spherical recesses. A channel, having a first and a second end, is positioned in a plane parallel to the drive wheel. It extends at least over a portion of the circumference of the drive wheel. Spherical mass bodies are contained in the channel. A gas generator is connected to the first end of the channel, wherein, upon activation of the gas generator, a gas is released into the channel for accelerating the spherical mass bodies in the channel and driving the spherical mass bodies through the channel into the semi-spherical recesses to thereby drive the drive wheel and the reeling shaft in a direction of winding of the safety belt. A drive piston, for driving the spherical mass bodies, consists of two of the spherical mass bodies fixedly connected to one another to form a twin ball. The drive piston is positioned within the first end of the channel.
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