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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Volker Holzapfel, St. Wendel, DE;
Assignee:
TRW Occupany Restraint Systems GmbH & Co., KG, Alfdorf, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/100 ;
Abstract
A belt tensioner for a vehicular seat belt, comprises a linear drive formed of a piston and a cylinder tube, and a belt engaging part connected to the piston by a deflected traction element. To provide a belt tensioner which can be more easily integrated in existing vehicle concepts, the belt engaging part is shiftingly guided in a guide fitting to be affixed flatly located to the vehicle body and the cylinder tube is affixed on or alongside the guide fitting.