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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 1993
Filed:
May. 22, 1992
Rudy V Thomas, Sterling Hgts., MI (US);
AlliedSignal Inc., , DE (US);
Abstract
A safety belt system (20) comprising a spool having safety belt webbing (26) attached to a spool (24) retraction mechanism that is spring biased to retract the webbing. The spool is associated with a ratchet wheel (28a,b) and a locking member (42). The locking member is movable into engagement with the ratchet wheel to prevent extension of the webbing under certain vehicle operating conditions. A pendulum-type inertial member (44) associated with the locking member is operable to move the locking member into engagement with the ratchet wheel. The system includes a noise inhibitor assembly (50) which prevents the locking member from rattling under certain operating conditions.