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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 1992
Filed:
Jul. 17, 1991
Yoshiichi Fujimura, Shiga, JP;
Shizutaka Matsuura, Shiga, JP;
Takata Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A seat belt retractor comprises a frame including a pair of opposite side walls and a rear wall extending between the side walls, a seat belt take-up reel extending between the side walls of the frame, a first gripping member mounted to the rear wall of the frame to grip a seat belt, a shaft extending between the side walls of the frame, a second gripping member having a support hole at one end to receive the shaft whereby the second gripping member is pivotally supported by the frame, the second gripping member being rotated between a position where the other, free end of the second gripping member is overlapped with the first gripping member and a position remote from the first gripping member, and locking means for moving the second gripping member to overlap with the first gripping member in emergency situations of a vehicle, wherein the second gripping member has a front edge to contact with the seat belt faster than any other portions when the second gripping member is rotated in such a direction as to grip the seat belt.