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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 18, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Raymond J Vivacqua, Northville, MI (US);
Christopher Eusebi, White Lake, MI (US);
Assignee:
AlliedSignal Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
307 101 ; 180273 ; 280735 ;
Abstract
A seat belt retractor which is capable of functioning in either an ALR and ELR mode including a mode switching mechanism to convert the retractor between ELR to ALR modes of operation. A sensor capable of detecting which mode the retractor is in and accordingly provide a signal that modifies the operation of other devices of a safety restraint system.