Belt retractor for a vehicle safety belt

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9340182-B2
Application number	US-201213982559-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 18, 2012
Priority date	Feb 10, 2011
Publication date	May 17, 2016
Grant date	May 17, 2016

Abstract

A belt retractor ( 5 ) for a vehicle seat belt includes a frame ( 10 ) made of plastic material and two side legs ( 16 ) between which a belt reel ( 22 ) equally made of plastic material is arranged. The belt reel ( 22 ) is provided with a flange ( 26 ) at each of its end faces and a retaining pin ( 32 ) to which the seat belt ( 7 ) is fastened is accommodated in the belt reel ( 22 ). The retaining pin ( 32 ) extends into the flanges ( 26 ) of the belt reel ( 22 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A belt retractor ( 5 ) for a vehicle seat belt comprising a frame ( 10 ) made of plastic material and having two side legs ( 16 ) between which a belt reel ( 22 ) made at least partially of plastic material is arranged, wherein the belt reel ( 22 ) is provided with a flange ( 26 ) at each of the end faces and in the belt reel ( 22 ) a retaining pin ( 32 ) is accommodated to which the seat belt ( 7 ) is fastened, and said retaining pin ( 32 ) extends into the flanges ( 26 ) of the belt reel ( 22 ), wherein said retaining pin ( 32 ) has a length corresponding approximately to the width of the frame ( 10 ), the pin being spaced from and extending parallel to a longitudinal axis of the belt reel.

2. The belt retractor according to claim 1 , wherein the retaining pin ( 32 ) is exposed in its area between the two flanges ( 26 ).

3. The belt retractor according to claim 1 , wherein the retaining pin ( 32 ) is injected into the belt reel ( 22 ).

4. The belt retractor according to claim 1 , wherein the belt reel ( 22 ) is massive in its central portion ( 24 ).

5. The belt retractor according to claim 1 , wherein the flanges of the belt reel include blocking tooth system ( 28 ) and a support surface ( 30 ) and the frame ( 10 ) is provided in each side leg ( 16 ) with a toothing area ( 18 ) and a contact surface ( 20 ) for the belt reel ( 22 ).

6. The belt retractor according to claim 5 , wherein each of the blocking tooth system ( 28 ) and the support surface ( 30 ) takes a ring shape and is arranged adjacent in an axial direction.

7. The belt retractor according to claim 5 , wherein the support surfaces ( 30 ) are located between the blocking tooth systems ( 28 ).

8. The belt retractor according to claim 5 , wherein the blocking tooth system ( 28 ) has a smaller diameter than the support surface ( 30 ).

9. The belt retractor according to claim 5 , wherein the toothing area ( 18 ) extends over an angle of no more than 120°.

10. The belt retractor according to claim 5 , wherein the blocking tooth system ( 28 ) and the toothing area ( 18 ) are designed to be undercut.

11. The belt retractor according to claim 1 , wherein there is provided a supporting land ( 17 ) that is formed integrally with the two side legs ( 16 ) of the frame ( 10 ) and interconnects the same.

12. The belt retractor according to claim 1 , wherein the belt reel ( 22 ) is captively accommodated in the frame ( 10 ).

13. The belt retractor according to claim 1 , wherein the belt reel ( 22 ) includes a central portion ( 24 ) compressible in a radial direction between the two flanges ( 26 ).

14. The belt retractor according to claim 13 , wherein the central portion ( 24 ) has plural ribs.

15. The belt retractor according to claim 13 , wherein the central portion ( 24 ) is made of foam material.

16. The belt retractor according to claim 1 , wherein the retaining pin ( 32 ) has an axial length equal to an axial length of the belt reel ( 22 ).

17. The belt retractor according to claim 1 , wherein each flange ( 26 ) includes a blocking tooth system ( 28 ) and a support surface having a diameter that is larger than a diameter of the blocking tooth system ( 28 ).

18. The belt retractor according to claim 1 , wherein the belt reel is rotatable relative to the frame about the longitudinal axis and is free of openings along the longitudinal axis between the flanges.

19. The belt retractor according to claim 18 , wherein each flange ( 26 ) includes a blocking tooth system ( 28 ) and an annular support surface ( 30 ), the support surfaces ( 30 ) being positioned between the blocking tooth systems ( 28 ) and having a larger diameter than a diameter of the blocking tooth systems ( 28 ).

20. The belt retractor according to claim 1 , wherein the belt reel is free of an opening intersecting the longitudinal axis through which the seat belt extends.

Assignees

• Michel Frederic
• Trw Automotive Gmbh

Inventors

• Michel Frederic

Classifications

• B60R2022/3402

  Retractor casings; Mounting thereof · CPC title

• B60R22/34 Primary

  Belt retractors, e.g. reels (anchoring devices {, e.g. guide loops} , with means to tension the belt in an emergency B60R22/195) · CPC title

• B60R2022/3427

  Seat belt connection on reels · CPC title