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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2002
Filed:
May. 18, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joachim Biller, Lorch, DE;
Wolfgang Holbein, Alfdorf, DE;
Assignee:
TRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH & Co. KG, Alfdorf, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 7/548 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 7/548 ;
Abstract
A coupling mechanism, in particular for connecting a belt tensioner drive with a belt spool of a belt retractor for a vehicle safety belt, comprises a driving part, an intermediate part, a driven part, a form-fitting coupling and a force-fitting coupling. The form-fitting coupling and the force-fitting coupling are connected in series. The coupling mechanism has an initial state in which the form-fitting coupling is engaged and the force-fitting coupling is disengaged.