Seat belt retractor and seat belt apparatus employing seat belt retractor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9428146-B2
Application number	US-201314431231-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 9, 2013
Priority date	Nov 20, 2012
Publication date	Aug 30, 2016
Grant date	Aug 30, 2016

Abstract

[Object]
To cancel both a function of a vehicle sensor and a function of a webbing sensor at a predetermined condition while having a simple structure and a fewer number of parts.
[Solution]
When fully retracting a seat belt 4 , a cam follower 22 b abuts against a first cam portion 20 a ; accordingly, an actuator holding portion 23 b urges an actuator 13 b in a non-operable position and a function of a vehicle sensor 13 is canceled. When a large load is applied to the actuator holding portion 23 b while in the above canceled state, the load is supported by the first cam portion 20 a ; accordingly, first and second levers 22 and 23 do not pivot and cancellation of the function of the vehicle sensor 13 is prevented from being canceled. Furthermore, when a lock claw 22 c is separated from a ratchet tooth 17 b , a ring gear 17 becomes rotatable and a function of a webbing sensor 12 is canceled.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A seat belt retractor including a spool that retracts a seat belt that restricts an occupant, the seat belt retractor comprising:
a vehicle sensor that operates in an emergency in which a deceleration that is larger than a deceleration applied to a vehicle at normal times is applied, the vehicle sensor having a function of stopping rotation of the spool in a seat belt withdrawal direction;
a webbing sensor that operates when the seat belt is rapidly withdrawn at a rate that is larger than a withdrawal rate at normal times, the webbing sensor having a function of stopping the rotation of the spool in the seat belt withdrawal direction;
a vehicle sensor function/webbing sensor function cancellation control mechanism that controls cancellation of the function of the vehicle sensor and cancellation of the function of the webbing sensor; and
a cancellation-cancelling prevention unit that, when a large load with respect to a load applied at normal times is applied to the vehicle sensor function/webbing sensor function cancellation control mechanism from the vehicle sensor while in a state in which the vehicle sensor function/webbing sensor function cancellation control mechanism has canceled the function of the vehicle sensor and the function of the webbing sensor, that controls the cancellation of the function of the vehicle sensor and of the webbing sensor due to the large load performed by the vehicle sensor function/webbing sensor function cancellation control mechanism,
a control cam member that controls an operation of the vehicle sensor function/webbing sensor function cancellation control member by rotating together with the rotation of the spool, and,
wherein the vehicle sensor function/webbing sensor function cancellation control member is a control lever that is operated and controlled by the control cam member, the control lever including a first lever that cancels the function of the vehicle sensor and a second lever that is coaxially connected to the first lever to be movable relative to the first lever and that cancels the function of the webbing sensor.

2. The seat belt retractor according to claim 1 , wherein
the vehicle sensor function/webbing sensor function cancellation control mechanism controls the vehicle sensor and the webbing sensor so that the function of the vehicle sensor and the function of the webbing sensor are cancelled when the spool at least fully retracts the seat belt.

3. The seat belt retractor according to claim 1 , wherein
the cancellation-cancelling prevention unit is constituted by the control cam member.

4. The seat belt retractor according to claim 1 , wherein,
when the function of the vehicle sensor and the function of the webbing sensor are cancelled, an actuator pressing portion of the first lever contacts an actuator of the vehicle sensor, and presses the actuator to a non-operation position.

5. A seat belt apparatus, comprising:
a seat belt that restricts an occupant;
a seat belt retractor that retracts the seat belt while allowing the seat belt to be withdrawn, the seat belt retractor operating in an emergency so as to stop withdrawal of the seat belt;
a tongue that is slidably supported by the seat belt that has been withdrawn from the seat belt retractor; and
a buckle that is provided on the vehicle body or on the vehicle seat, the tongue being locked to the buckle so as to be capable of being engaged and disengaged, wherein
the seat belt retractor according to any one of claims 1 , 2 , 3 , and 4 , is used as the seat belt retractor.

Assignees

• Takata Corp

Inventors

• Osada Kenji

Classifications

• B60R22/41

  with additional means for preventing locking {during unwinding} under predetermined conditions · CPC title

• B60R2022/3419

  with end lock preventing means · CPC title

• B60R22/40 Primary

  responsive only to vehicle movement · CPC title

• B60R22/36

  self-locking in an emergency ({B60R22/3405} , B60R22/343 take precedence) · CPC title

• B60R22/415

  with additional means allowing a permanent locking of the retractor during the wearing of the belt · CPC title