Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Seatbelt retractor
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Application No.: US14008101Application Date: 2012-04-03
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Publication No.: US09908503B2Publication Date: 2018-03-06
- Inventor: Brend Gentner , Thomas Moedinger , Andreas Pregitzer , Scott M. Franz
- Applicant: Brend Gentner , Thomas Moedinger , Andreas Pregitzer , Scott M. Franz
- Applicant Address: DE
- Assignee: TRW Automotive GmbH
- Current Assignee: TRW Automotive GmbH
- Current Assignee Address: DE
- Agency: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino LLP
- Priority: DE102011016153 20110405
- International Application: PCT/EP2012/001473 WO 20120403
- International Announcement: WO2012/143090 WO 20121026
- Main IPC: B60R22/34
- IPC: B60R22/34 ; B60R22/46

Abstract:
In a belt retractor (10) having a belt tensioner (16) and a force-limiting device, the belt tensioner (16) includes a pivoted pinion gear (24) associated with a belt reel (14), a drive unit (18) and an oblong force-transmitting element (22) movable by the drive unit (18) supported at least partly in a tubular portion (21) and adapted to be engaged in the pinion gear (24) so as to rotate the pinion gear (24) in a tensioning direction (A). The force-transmitting element (22) includes a bending portion (30) which is provided at the rear end of the force-transmitting element (22) viewed in the tensioning direction and which is designed to be pressure-resistant in the longitudinal direction (L) of the force-transmitting element (22) but to be flexible in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (L).
Public/Granted literature
- US20140014758A1 SEATBELT RETRACTOR Public/Granted day:2014-01-16
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