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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2000
Takata Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A seat belt retractor including a torsion bar is provided. A second torque transmitting portion of the torsion bar is clamped between a reel and a holder member press-fitted radially in the reel without backlash in the axial direction. A first torque transmitting portion is strictly fixed to a pawl holder without backlash in the axial direction by radially crimping an internal periphery of a left end portion of the pawl holder of a locking means. Therefore, the first and second torque transmitting portions conventionally formed in a torsion bar are effectively used, thereby eliminating a groove for an E-ring as conventionally used and thus simplifying the configuration of the torsion bar. In addition, since the first and second torque transmitting portions can operate without backlash, the occurrence of jarring noise due to vibrations of the seat belt retractor can be prevented.