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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
May. 03, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Mohammed Omar Faruque, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
James Chih Cheng, Troy, MI (US);
Robert William McCoy, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Saeed David Barbat, Novi, MI (US);
Dean M. Jaradi, Macomb, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A seatbelt retractor includes a base, a spool, a cylinder and a cylinder lock. The spool is rotatably coupled to the base and has a piston portion. The cylinder is engaged with the piston portion and therewith defines a first chamber. The piston portion is movable from a first position yielding a first chamber volume to a second position yielding a second chamber volume. The cylinder lock in a first condition rotatably fixes the cylinder to the base. Damping fluid is disposed in the chamber.