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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takashi Arima, Fujisawa, JP;
Kenichi Morizane, Fujisawa, JP;
Masuo Matsuki, Fujisawa, JP;
Kiyoshi Ogawa, Fujisawa, JP;
Katsuyasu Ono, Fujisawa, JP;
Assignee:
NSK Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/234 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/234 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a seat belt system comprising: a moving element ( ) rotatably received in a housing ( ); a device ( ) for applying a pressurized gas to the moving element ( ) when abrupt deceleration occurs on a vehicle; a tensile member ( ) responsive to movement of the moving element ( ) extruded due to the pressurized gas to generate a rotational torque; and a clutch mechanism ( ) for transmitting the rotational torque generated by the tensile member ( ) to a retractor shaft ( ) to rotate the shaft ( ) in a webbing-winding direction.