Patent · US Expired

Spring-driven reeler for safety belts

US5730385A · kind A · utility

3Cited by

6References

18Claims

0Family size

Assignee

TAKATA (EUROPE) Vehicle Safety Technology GmbH · DE

Inventors

Robert Kopetzky · Lonsee, DE
Matthias Pleyer · Senden, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 9, 1996
Grant date	Mar 24, 1998
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 9, 2016

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R2022/4413
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A spring-driven reeler for safety belts in motor vehicles has a belt reel which is acted on with a winding-up force of defined size via a first conical thread reel, a thread and a second thread reel by means of a spring arrangement. Measures are provided in order to maintain the safety of the belted-up vehicle occupants as far as possible on thread breakage.

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