Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Seat belt retractor with auxiliary spool locking system
-
Application No.: US16354844Application Date: 2019-03-15
-
Publication No.: US11059451B2Publication Date: 2021-07-13
- Inventor: Richard W. Koning , Bin Wang , Jon E. Burrow , Christopher D. Hall , Kenneth Herbert Kohlndorfer
- Applicant: AUTOLIV ASP, INC.
- Applicant Address: US UT Ogden
- Assignee: AUTOLIV ASP, INC.
- Current Assignee: AUTOLIV ASP, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US UT Ogden
- Agency: Dickinson Wright PLLC
- Main IPC: B60R22/36
- IPC: B60R22/36 ; B60R22/34

Abstract:
A vehicle seat belt assembly having a seat belt retractor with a spool rotatable with respect to a retractor frame, the spool storing a seat belt webbing wrapped thereon. The retractor also includes a primary locking mechanism for selectively locking the spool with respect to the retractor frame to provide vehicle occupant restraint. The retractor further includes an auxiliary locking mechanism for selectively locking the spool with respect to the retractor frame upon a predetermined restraint load acting on the spool.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200290561A1 SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WITH AUXILIARY SPOOL LOCKING SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2020-09-17
Information query