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Seatbelt retractor

US9908503B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

9References

22Claims

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Assignee

TRW AUTOMOTIVE GMBH · DE

Inventors

Brend Gentner · Ellwangen (Jagst), DE
Thomas Moedinger · Alfdorf, DE
Andreas Pregitzer · Ellwangen (Jagst), DE
Scott M. Franz · Clawson, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 3, 2012
Grant date	Mar 6, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 24, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R2022/4647
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a belt retractor (10) having a belt tensioner (16) and a force-limiting device, the belt tensioner (16) includes a pivoted pinion gear (24) associated with a belt reel (14), a drive unit (18) and an oblong force-transmitting element (22) movable by the drive unit (18) supported at least partly in a tubular portion (21) and adapted to be engaged in the pinion gear (24) so as to rotate the pinion gear (24) in a tensioning direction (A). The force-transmitting element (22) includes a bending portion (30) which is provided at the rear end of the force-transmitting element (22) viewed in the tensioning direction and which is designed to be pressure-resistant in the longitudinal direction (L) of the force-transmitting element (22) but to be flexible in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (L).

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