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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1994
Jeffry N Zolkower, Southfield, MI (US);
Rudy V Thomas, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
AlliedSignal Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
A retraction mechanism comprising: a winding housing having a wedge pusher member; a spool rotationally supported in the winding housing having webbing wound thereon; a rewind spring for rewinding webbing onto the spool; a sensor responsive to one of vehicle deceleration or web acceleration in excess of a determinable limit for pre-blocking the rotation of the spool prior to the initiation of web clamping; a support frame for rotationally supporting the winding housing, and a web clamping device supported in the support frame, in a deactivated condition, for clamping the webbing, wherein after the pre-blocking of the spool and in response to a continued force on the web the winding housing rotates urging the web pusher into engagement with the web clamping device to clamp the web therebetween.