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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroaki Fujii, Tokyo, JP;
Hiromasa Tanji, Tokyo, JP;
Hideaki Yano, Tokyo, JP;
Ryuji Yano, Tokyo, JP;
Koji Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Takata Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 7/548 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 7/548 ;
Abstract
A seat belt retractor having a function of taking up a seat belt using a motor. A spool is fitted in a base frame such that a torsion bar functions as a shaft of the spool. Two gear-clutch casings are disposed on the left and right sides of the spool via a pretensioner and a locking mechanism, respectively, wherein two motors are disposed to the gear-clutch casings, respectively. The two motors achieve respective functions which are different from each other and rotate at respective constant speeds.