Seat belt retractor
US6679447B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 18, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R22/36
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A seat belt retractor has a housing and a spool in the housing. A toothed ratchet wheel is coupled to the spool. A locking assembly has a lock bar pivotally mounted to the housing and moveable by means of a camming arrangement from an initial position clear of the ratchet wheel to a position whereby the lock bar locks the ratchet wheel to the housing. An adjustment mechanism enables adjustment of the initial position of the lock bar.
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