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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 14, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Martin Specht, Feldafing, DE;
Steve Marshall, Low Seaton, GB;
Assignee:
Breed Automotive Technology, Inc., Lakeland, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 7/548 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 7/548 ;
Abstract
A seat belt retractor has a belt reel mounted rotatably on a frame for retracting and letting out the seat belt. A belt webbing and/or vehicle sensitive sensor activates a control element which in. turn actuates a blocking device that blocks rotation of the belt reel. A load limiter allows a load-limiting rotation of the belt reel relative to at least one part of the load limiter when the blocking device is actuated. The blocking device can be guided by the load-limiting rotation of the belt reel into a permanent blocking position or readiness for the blocking position.