Load limiting retractor with hall effect switch
US-2016375857-A1 · Dec 29, 2016 · US
Seat belt retractor and seat belt apparatus including the same
US8950819B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8950819-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113807686-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jun 3, 2011 |
| Priority date | Jul 1, 2010 |
| Publication date | Feb 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2015 |
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During an emergency, in one form of a retractor having a spool, external teeth of a pawl provided at a spool right side end are made to mesh with some of internal teeth provided on a frame, and, with load acting on a seat belt, a spool left side end is brought into contact with a spool pushing portion. Since the spool left side end tends to be moved further in a direction of seat belt load with the load acting on the seat belt, the spool pushing portion pushes the spool left side end, whereby some of external teeth come into contact with internal teeth provided on the frame and fit deeply into gaps between adjacent ones of the internal teeth. Thus, some of the external teeth of the spool effectively come into mesh with the respective internal teeth of the frame with a simple movement of the spool.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A seat belt retractor comprising: a spool around which a seat belt is to be retracted; a frame that includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall and supports the spool while allowing rotation of the spool; a first engaging portion that is provided on one side end of the spool and includes a predetermined number of first external teeth that, in a case of an emergency, come into mesh with a predetermined number of first internal teeth provid…
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- What does patent US8950819B2 cover?
- During an emergency, in one form of a retractor having a spool, external teeth of a pawl provided at a spool right side end are made to mesh with some of internal teeth provided on a frame, and, with load acting on a seat belt, a spool left side end is brought into contact with a spool pushing portion. Since the spool left side end tends to be moved further in a direction of seat belt load with…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Yoshioka Hirokazu, Osada Kenji, Sesaki Takashi, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60R22/36. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Feb 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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