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Belt retractor for a vehicle occupant seat belt

US7637451B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5References

9Claims

0Family size

Assignee

TRW AUTOMOTIVE GMBH · DE

Inventors

Bernd Gentner · Ellwangen (Jagst), DE
Nizam Bedak · Schwäbisch Gmünd, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 16, 2007
Grant date	Dec 29, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 16, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R22/3413
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A belt retractor for a vehicle occupant seat belt has a belt reel (14), a locking disc (16) and a force limiting element (22), the force limiting element (22) being provided with a thread (28) and the force limiting element (22) acting between the belt reel (14) and the locking disc (16) so that a translational movement is generated when a relative rotation between the belt reel (14) and the locking disc (16) takes place.

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