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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 1979
Filed:
Aug. 11, 1978
Chusaku Yamanashi, Kosai, JP;
Shigeo Fukuda, Yokohama, JP;
Nissan Motor Company, Limited, Yokohama, JP;
Fuji Kiko Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A seat belt retractor with a tension eliminator is provided with a ratchet wheel arrangement which acts as a position memory upon closing of a buckle switch and which is responsive to the belt webbing being drawn off the reel of the retractor by a seat occupant leaning forward beyond a predetermined distance, the wheel being rotated via an internal/planetary gear arrangement, proportionally to the excess distance whereupon the webbing can be retracted only said predetermined distance inducing a degree of tension eliminating slack in the webbing upon return of the occupant to the position in which he or she buckles the seat belt.