With Lock Prevention Or Sensitivity Reduction Patents (Class 242/383.1)
  • Patent number: 11066041
    Abstract: The invention describes a belt retractor for a vehicle seat belt comprising a belt reel (12) supported for rotation in a frame, a sensor (16) for vehicle-sensitive blocking of the belt reel (12) and a mechanism (17) for disabling the sensor (16). Via a gear (18) supported for rotation on the frame and a cam follower (22) the belt reel (12) acts on the mechanism (17) for disabling the sensor (16) and can adjust the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: TRW AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Frederic Michel, Pawel Patyk
  • Patent number: 10766452
    Abstract: A self-locking seat belt retractor includes a blocking system for a seat belt winding shaft that is actuated in an at least vehicle-sensitive manner, in which, in the event of triggering, a sensor mass mounted in a vehicle-sensitive manner moves a locking lever with its engagement tip into a trigger position in engagement with the toothing of a control disk, as the result of which the control disk in its joint rotational motion with the belt winding shaft is stopped and the blocking system is activated. The sensor mass is situated in a support part on a contact surface, and when vehicle accelerations occur the sensor mass in the support part is movable on the contact surface by inertial control from a neutral position into the trigger position. The support part together with the sensor mass situated therein is situated in a housing that includes the control disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB
    Inventors: Arne Bargmann, Doris Kröger, Anriruddha Deshpande
  • Patent number: 9981630
    Abstract: A webbing take-up device includes a spool capable of taking-up webbing worn by an occupant, a V-gear capable of rotating accompanying rotation of the spool, a lock pawl that is operated to restrict rotation of the spool in a pull-out direction, and a W-pawl provided at the V-gear, that is displaced and causes the lock pawl to operate when the V-gear is rotated in the pull-out direction at a specific speed or greater. The webbing take-up device also includes a restricting body that is moved to a permitting position permitting displacement of the W-pawl when the V-gear is rotated in the pull-out direction, and that is moved to a restricting position enabling the W-pawl to abut when the V-gear is rotated in a take-up direction, restricting displacement of the W-pawl due to the W-pawl abutting, a contact angle with the W-pawl being set with 90 degrees or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHO
    Inventor: Shinji Sato
  • Patent number: 9840227
    Abstract: A seatbelt retractor that includes a locking mechanism to prevent rotation of a spool in an extracting direction, a ratchet gear 7 and a locking gear 30 that integrally rotate with the spool, a clutch 50 that moves a pawl 9 from a rest position to an engaging position with respect to the ratchet gear 7, a clutch biasing member that biases the clutch 50 in a retracting direction and in a extracting direction, and a connecting mechanism to connect the clutch 50 to the locking gear 30. When extraction of the webbing is locked, a direction of biasing to rotate of the clutch 50 is maintained in the extracting direction so that the amount of retraction of the webbing required to release the lock is reduced to achieve quick release of the lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Insu Choi, Eri Fujiwara, Jongrin Lee
  • Patent number: 9688240
    Abstract: A seat belt retractor instantly switchable between only winding of a webbing to winding and drawing-out of the webbing. Operation member 61 moves from a non-operation position E1 to an operation position E2, and locking mechanism 9 stops rotation of a winding drum in a drawing-out direction “P”. Movement member 70 moves an arrangement member 62 to a first position F1 or a second position F2, and arrangement member 62 arranges the operation member at the non-operation position E1 or the operation position E2. Urging means 63 urges the arrangement member 62 toward the first position F1. While winding a webbing 2, a second maintaining portion 77 of the movement member 70 maintains the arrangement member 62 at the second position F2. Release portion 78 of member 70 releases the arrangement member 62 toward a first portion 74, where the member 62 is kept at the first position F1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jongrin Lee, Young Jae Kang, Tomonari Matsunaga, Satoshi Suminaka, Takayoshi Ijiri
  • Patent number: 9371054
    Abstract: In a webbing take-up device, a structure for interlocking a second lock pawl with a first lock pawl is only a shaft. It also suffices for switching between restricting of rotation of a lock ring and cancelling of the restricting to be carried out merely by moving a piston by gas pressure generated at a gas generator. In this way, by a simple structure, it is possible to switch between a mode, in which torsional deformation is brought about at a sub torsion main body of a sub torsion shaft, and a mode, in which torsional deformation is not brought about at the sub torsion main body of the sub torsion shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Masaru Ukita, Wataru Yanagawa
  • Patent number: 9254818
    Abstract: A seat belt retractor is provided for a motor vehicle with a receiving part for a seat belt retractable on the receiving part, a deceleration sensor for detecting a deceleration in the seat belt retractor, a first extension speed sensor for detecting an extension speed of the seat belt prior to activating an energy absorption device. The energy absorption device fixes the seat belt during an accident with energy absorption, so that when a first deceleration limit detected by the deceleration sensor is exceeded the seat belt is restrained with energy absorption. The seat belt retractor encompasses a locking mechanism for securing the seat belt and a second extension speed sensor for detecting an extension speed after activating the energy absorption device. When a second extension speed limit of the seat belt has been exceeded, the locking mechanism restrains the seat belt without energy absorption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Stephane Vitet
  • Patent number: 9010672
    Abstract: A belt retractor has a frame (10), a belt spool (12) that is rotatably mounted in the frame (10), and a force limiter (22) that is adapted to reach a force limiting position. A guide-in mechanism (26) is provided which causes the force limiter (22) to reach the force limiting position as a function of the length of belt webbing withdrawn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: TRW Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Nizam Bedak, Oliver Gross, Joachim Biller, Bernd Gentner, Andreas Henning
  • Patent number: 8925850
    Abstract: A webbing retractor includes a retracting shaft; a lock member regulating the rotation of the retracting shaft in the pulled-out direction; a rotating body connected to the retracting shaft; a rotation detecting member that is relatively displaced with respect to the rotating body by inertial force, by which rotation of the rotating body in the pulled-out direction is regulated, and by which the lock member is actuated; and a regulating member having an engaging portion that engages with the rotation detecting member because of the rotation of the rotating body in the retraction direction. The engagement of the engaging portion with the rotation detecting member is released as the engaging portion is displaced toward a radial direction inside of the rotating body by the rotation of the rotating body in the pulled-out direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai-Rika-Denki-Seisakusho
    Inventors: Atsushi Tatsuma, Akira Sumiyashiki
  • Patent number: 8752781
    Abstract: A safety belt retractor for motor vehicles having a locking system controllable in a belt webbing-sensitive and/or vehicle-sensitive manner, a locking pawl (12) mounted on the belt shaft (1) which locking pawl can be moved into engagement with a housing-fixed tooth, wherein the locking system can be deactivated at least within a range of a predetermined belt extraction length, wherein a locking element (10) is provided for deactivating the locking system which locking element can be moved depending on the belt extraction length from a first position releasing the locking pawl (12) to a second position fixing the locking pawl (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Guillem Aranda, Volkmar Heine
  • Patent number: 8740126
    Abstract: A webbing take-up device comprising a spool and a locking unit having a locking unit main body having a rotational acceleration detecting unit, wherein the rotational acceleration detecting unit comprises a second rotating body; a rotation transmission member provided at the second rotating body; an inertial mass body having a pressing portion and provided at the second rotating body; a biasing means provided at the second rotating body; and a retaining portion provided at the second rotating body to pinch the rotation transmission member together with the inertial mass body biased by the biasing means, thereby retaining the rotation transmission member in a state in which the rotation transmission member does not engage with the first rotating body, and to release retention of the rotation transmission member when relative rotation is produced between the second rotating body and the inertial mass body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai-Rika-Denki-Seisakusho
    Inventors: Atsushi Tatsuma, Akira Sumiyashiki, Hitoshi Takamatsu
  • Patent number: 8672252
    Abstract: A self-locking belt retractor in particular for motor vehicles with a vehicle-sensitive and a webbing-sensitive control system for the blocking device of the belt retractor having an operatable toothed lock washer in a cased gearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Doris Kröger, Michael Tohn, Klaus Butenop
  • Patent number: 8662538
    Abstract: A belt retractor for a vehicle safety belt, comprising a belt reel 2 onto which the safety belt is wound when the belt strap is reeled in and from which the safety belt can be unwound when the belt strap is pulled out, a belt strap-sensitive blocking mechanism 12 which blocks extension of the belt strap when the belt strap is extended with excessive acceleration, wherein a retarding device 1 which prevents activation of the belt strap-sensitive blocking mechanism along a specified length of belt strap extension at the beginning of the belt strap extension process is rotatably connected to the belt reel 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Key Safety Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Specht, Wolff Rainer
  • Patent number: 8636239
    Abstract: The invention relates to a belt retractor for winding up and unwinding a safety belt, with at least one force transmission element which is held by a first part of the belt retractor and which can be connected to a second part of the belt retractor, the force transmission element being held in a recess of the first part in such a way that it can be pressed axially into the recess of the first part, with the result that the connection to the second part is broken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Takata AG
    Inventors: Robert Fleischmann, Andreas Maunz, Hans-Jürgen Divo, Gerhard Klingauf, Robert Hofer, Hermann Hasse, Wolfgang Schrade, Armin Toth
  • Patent number: 8579223
    Abstract: A self-locking belt retractor for motor vehicles with a vehicle-sensitive and a belt-webbing-sensitive control system for the blocking arrangement of the belt retractor, is characterized in that for the formation of its inertia, an inertial mass is swivellably mounted on a control disk, wherein the inertial mass can be deflected into a blocking position for the control disc. Additionally, a locking lever mounted on the control disc is provided for the cutoff of a vehicle sensor, and by way of a switching process in its cutoff position, the locking lever cuts off the vehicle sensor and secures the inertial mass in a disabling position, the disabling position being different than the blocking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventor: Guillem Aranda
  • Publication number: 20130248633
    Abstract: A force limiting device for a belt retractor is reversible from a higher restraining force level to a lower restraining force level by means of a reversing means during a force limiting phase, wherein the second restraining force level is largely determined by a performance of at least one force limiting element. The reversing means is arranged so that it accomplishes a significant work share upon reversing which is added to the performance of the force limiting element and thus temporarily increases the restraining force of the force limiting device. In this manner undershooting of the characteristic line of the force limiting device upon reversing to the lower restraining force level is compensated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: TRW Automotive GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Roehrle
  • Publication number: 20130140869
    Abstract: When an axis of rotation 9a2 of a spool rotates in the seatbelt retracting direction, a lock gear 13 rotates clockwise which is the same direction as the spool, and an eccentric gear 16 rotates counterclockwise. A cam 20 of the eccentric gear 16 comes into contact with a lever 36 of the control lever 35 to cause the control lever 35 to rotate counterclockwise to take an operating position. A pressed pin 42b of a lever 42 comes into contact with a lever 37, so that levers 42, 43 rotate counterclockwise. A holding portion 42c of the lever 42 opposes a flywheel 14. Accordingly, since the holding portion 42c presses a held portion 14d when the entire amount of a seatbelt 4 is retracted, a rocking movement of the flywheel 14 is prevented and hence end locking is prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventor: Hayato Uchibori
  • Publication number: 20120111985
    Abstract: A belt retractor for a vehicle safety belt, comprising a belt reel 2 onto which the safety belt is wound when the belt strap is reeled in and from which the safety belt can be unwound when the belt strap is pulled out, a belt strap-sensitive blocking mechanism 12 which blocks extension of the belt strap when the belt strap is extended with excessive acceleration, wherein a retarding device 1 which prevents activation of the belt strap-sensitive blocking mechanism along a specified length of belt strap extension at the beginning of the belt strap extension process is rotatably connected to the belt reel 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Martin Specht, Wolff Rainer
  • Patent number: 8118249
    Abstract: In a webbing winder, when a webbing belt is wound around a spool, a V gear is rotated in a winding direction together with a W pawl, a friction spring, and a contact member, thereby generating a frictional force between the contact member and a sensor holder. As a consequence, the friction spring and the contact member are located at a restriction position, so that the friction spring engages with an engaging surface of the W pawl. Therefore, even if the spool and the V gear are rapidly and slightly rotated in a withdrawal direction in reaction when the webbing belt is completely wound by the spool, the W pawl cannot mesh with a ratchet gear formed at the sensor holder due to the restriction of oscillation of the W pawl, thus preventing any end lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai-Rika-Denki-Seisakusho
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Aihara, Akira Sumiyashiki
  • Publication number: 20110163194
    Abstract: A safety belt retractor for motor vehicles having a locking system controllable in a belt webbing-sensitive and/or vehicle-sensitive manner, a locking pawl (12) mounted on the belt shaft (1) which locking pawl can be disengaged into a housing-fixed tooth, wherein the locking system can be deactivated at least within a range of a predetermined belt extraction length, wherein a locking element (10) is provided for deactivating the locking system which locking element can be moved depending on the belt extraction length from a first position releasing the locking pawl (12) to a second position fixing the locking pawl (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Gillem Aranda, Heine Volkmar
  • Patent number: 7942361
    Abstract: A webbing retracting device that may prevent entering of an end-lock state when a spool rotates in the pull out direction on rebound just after completion of taking up of the webbing belt. A restriction weight is provided on a V gear. The restriction weight moves in the pull out direction relative to the V gear by acceleration when the V gear is rotated in the take up direction, and furthermore, the restriction weight pivots about a support pin under centrifugal force due to rotation of the V gear and attains a contact position. In such a state, even if the inertial mass attempts to displace toward the lock activation direction, the restriction weight interferes with the inertial mass and restricts displacement of the inertial mass toward the lock activation direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai-Riki-Denki-Seisakusho
    Inventor: Shinji Mori
  • Publication number: 20110089282
    Abstract: A self-locking belt retractor for motor vehicles with a vehicle-sensitive and a belt-webbing-sensitive control system for the blocking arrangement of the belt retractor, is characterized in that for the formation of its inertia, an inertial mass is swivellably mounted on a control disk, wherein the inertial mass can be deflected into a blocking position for the control disc. Additionally, a locking lever mounted on the control disc is provided for the cutoff of a vehicle sensor, and by way of a switching process in its cutoff position, the locking lever cuts off the vehicle sensor and secures the inertial mass in a disabling position, the disabling position being different than the blocking position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventor: Aranda Guillem
  • Patent number: 7770836
    Abstract: The present invention provides a locking unit for a seat belt retractor which is provided on one end of a spool, around which a seat belt is wound. The locking unit of the present invention locks the seat belt when the seat belt is rapidly unwound and prevents the seat belt from being locked when it is retracted. The locking unit includes a locking arm, a central gear, which is unrotatably provided on the center of the spool, an actuating gear, and a locking pin, which stops a locking protrusion of the locking arm when the belt is retracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Chang Kyu Bok, Gi Young Bae, Byung Jin Lee
  • Patent number: 7744030
    Abstract: In a webbing retractor, when a V-gear rotates in a take-up direction at an angular velocity of less than a preset upper limit angular velocity VH and a braking pawl moves toward an engaging position, an anchor claw of the braking pawl meshes with an internal tooth of a braking gear, and the braking gear is connected via the braking pawl to the V-gear so as to rotate integrally in the take-up direction. In this way, a coil portion of a torsion coil spring twists in the take-up direction (diameter contracting direction) via anchor pins. Therefore, an inner diameter of the coil portion contracts, and an inner peripheral surface of the coil portion press-contacts an outer peripheral surface of a braking shaft. End locking is prevented from arising when a spool, which rotates in the take-up direction, stops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai-Rika-Denki-Seisakusho
    Inventor: Akira Sumiyashiki
  • Publication number: 20100147986
    Abstract: A webbing retracting device that may prevent entering of an end-lock state when a spool rotates in the pull out direction on rebound just after completion of taking up of the webbing belt. A restriction weight is provided on a V gear. The restriction weight moves in the pull out direction relative to the V gear by acceleration when the V gear is rotated in the take up direction, and furthermore, the restriction weight pivots about a support pin under centrifugal force due to rotation of the V gear and attains a contact position. In such a state, even if the inertial mass attempts to displace toward the lock activation direction, the restriction weight interferes with the inertial mass and restricts displacement of the inertial mass toward the lock activation direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHO
    Inventor: Shinji MORI
  • Patent number: 7681824
    Abstract: A webbing retracting device that may prevent entering of an end-lock state when a spool rotates in the pull out direction on rebound just after completion of taking up of the webbing belt. A restriction weight is provided on a V gear. The restriction weight moves in the pull out direction relative to the V gear by acceleration when the V gear is rotated in the take up direction, and furthermore, the restriction weight pivots about a support pin under centrifugal force due to rotation of the V gear and attains a contact position. In such a state, even if the inertial mass attempts to displace toward the lock activation direction, the restriction weight interferes with the inertial mass and restricts displacement of the inertial mass toward the lock activation direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai-Rika-Denki-Seisakusho
    Inventor: Shinji Mori
  • Patent number: 7681825
    Abstract: By adjusting phases of a webbing sensor and a locking mechanism when a spool locking section operates, special precision and rigidity are not required of respective members, and operation is stabilized. In a webbing retractor, at a time when a lock pawl meshes with a ratchet tooth of a ratchet member, if the lock pawl meshes with an Nth ratchet tooth and a sensor pawl meshes with an (N?1)st internal tooth, a release pawl is moved from a restraining position to a restraint cancelled position against urging force of a torsion coil spring and due to torque in a clockwise direction which teeth surfaces generate. When a gear ring rotates to a position at which a phase difference with the ratchet member substantially disappears, the release pawl is returned to the restraining position by the urging force of the torsion coil spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai-Rika-Denki-Seisakusho
    Inventor: Akira Sumiyashiki
  • Patent number: 7621478
    Abstract: When a spool rotates in a retraction direction, a guide pin of a lock member presses against an inner wall of a groove portion with a pressing force in the same direction as a centrifugal force. As a result, friction between an outer circumferential portion of the guide pin and the inner wall of the groove portion increases, a V-gear is held by the guide pin, and rotation of the V-gear in the retraction direction relative to the spool is suppressed. Further, the V-gear, which is pressed by a pressing force at the inner wall of the groove portion, presses against a shaft portion of a torsion shaft with a pressing force in the same direction as the above-described pressing force when the V-gear attempts to move in the direction of action of the above-described pressing force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai-Rika-Denki-Seisakusho
    Inventor: Akira Sumiyashiki
  • Patent number: 7562840
    Abstract: A webbing take-up device includes: a spool to which a base end portion of a long band-like webbing belt is attached and which is rotatable such that the webbing belt can be taken up and pulled out; and a rotating body that is coaxially relatively rotatable with respect to the spool. A coupling member, which causes the rotating body to rotate in a pullout direction together with the spool rotating in the pullout direction of the webbing belt when the coupling member is directly or indirectly engaged with the spool, is disposed on the rotating body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai-Rika-Denki-Seisakusho
    Inventors: Hitoshi Takamatsu, Shinji Mori
  • Patent number: 7392958
    Abstract: A belt retractor for a safety belt has a brake surface (38), a blocking mechanism (18), a brake element (24) which can prevent a steering in of the blocking mechanism (18), and a magnetic actuator (28). The brake element (24) is pressed against the brake surface (38) by means of the magnetic actuator (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: TRW Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Holbein, Martin Butz, Daniel S. Helbich
  • Publication number: 20070290091
    Abstract: A webbing retracting device that may prevent entering of an end-lock state when a spool rotates in the pull out direction on rebound just after completion of taking up of the webbing belt. A restriction weight is provided on a V gear. The restriction weight moves in the pull out direction relative to the V gear by acceleration when the V gear is rotated in the take up direction, and furthermore, the restriction weight pivots about a support pin under centrifugal force due to rotation of the V gear and attains a contact position. In such a state, even if the inertial mass attempts to displace toward the lock activation direction, the restriction weight interferes with the inertial mass and restricts displacement of the inertial mass toward the lock activation direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHO
    Inventor: Shinji MORI
  • Patent number: 7083135
    Abstract: A belt retractor for a seat belt includes a belt reel, an eccentric disc connected to the belt reel, a cam disc driven by the eccentric disc, and a blocking pawl. The blocking pawl, in a blocking position, blocks a toothed ratchet wheel, and, in a release position, leaves the toothed ratchet wheel unaffected. The blocking pawl may be switched from the release position into the blocking position and conversely from the blocking position into the release position with the cam disc. For the belt retractor to be independent of tolerances, provision is made for the cam disc to have an engaging cam for engaging the blocking position of the blocking pawl and a disengaging cam for engaging the release position of the blocking pawl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Takata-Petri (ULM) GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Fleischmann, Jochen Benz, Oskar Scholler, Thomas Grasser, Stefan Lambrecht
  • Patent number: 7055775
    Abstract: The belt retractor for an occupant restraint system has a frame, a belt spool having a pair of flanges and rotatably mounted in the frame and a locking mechanism for selective blocking of the belt spool. A wheel member provided with an external toothing is mounted on one flange of the belt spool. A locking pawl is biased by a spring that engages with the wheel member. During the normal operating state of the belt retractor, the locking pawl is held by means of a solenoid so that it is disengaged from the wheel member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: TRW Automotive Electronics & Components GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Cornelius Peter
  • Patent number: 7055774
    Abstract: A belt retractor for a vehicle safety belt comprises a belt spool (12) rotatably mounted in a frame (10) and a coupling disc (32) rotatably mounted relative to the belt spool. With a rotation relative to the belt spool, the coupling disc can bring about a locking of the rotation of the belt spool in unwinding direction of the safety belt. The belt spool has a first friction element (22) and the coupling disc has a second friction element (66). The first and second friction elements are positioned such that they are able to connect the belt spool and the coupling disc with each other with a friction fit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: TRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Ralf Strobel
  • Patent number: 6902129
    Abstract: A seat belt device is provided. The seat belt device has a seat belt roller together with a locking device for locking the seat belt roller. The seat belt device furthermore has a guide pin which is moveably supported inside a guide link and is coupled to the locking device. The displacement of the guide pin inside the guide link depends on the direction of movement of the seat belt roller. The coupling of the pin to the locking device provides that locking of the seat belt roller is either brought about or prevented, according to the positioning of the guide pin in the guide link. The seat belt device makes it possible to ensure that seat belt locking is activated only when unreeling, and not when the set belt is being reeled in.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Takata-Petri (Ulm) GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Grasser, Robert Fleischmann, Stefan Lambrecht, Jochen Benz
  • Patent number: 6883742
    Abstract: A webbing retractor includes a take-up shaft, an inertia plate provided integrally and coaxially with the take-up shaft, and an inertial force imparting mechanism. When a webbing for restraining a vehicle occupant is suddenly pulled-out, the take-up shaft takes-up the webbing, and the inertia plate causes a rotational delay with respect to the take-up shaft, and rotation of the take-up shaft in a webbing pull-out direction is thereby locked. Further, the inertial force imparting mechanism that suppresses and deters rotation of the inertia plate in a webbing take-up rotation direction by the inertial force imparting mechanism applying inertial force in a webbing pull-out rotation direction to the inertia plate which attempts to rotate in a webbing take-up direction even after rotation of the take-up shaft in the webbing take-up rotation direction has stopped when a vehicle occupant cancels an applied state of the webbing and the entire webbing is taken-up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai-Rika-Denki-Seisakusho
    Inventors: Akira Sumiyashiki, Tomonori Nagata
  • Publication number: 20040104293
    Abstract: A seat belt device is provided. The seat belt device has a seat belt roller together with a locking device for locking the seat belt roller. The seat belt device furthermore has a guide pin which is moveably supported inside a guide link and is coupled to the locking device. The displacement of the guide pin inside the guide link depends on the direction of movement of the seat belt roller. The coupling of the pin to the locking device provides that locking of the seat belt roller is either brought about or prevented, according to the positioning of the guide pin in the guide link. The seat belt device makes it possible to ensure that seat belt locking is activated only when unreeling, and not when the set belt is being reeled in.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2003
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Applicant: TAKATA-PETRI (Ulm) GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Grasser, Robert Fleischmann, Stefan Lambrecht, Jochen Benz