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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Oliver Glinka, Ulm, DE;
Assignee:
Takata-Petri Ulm (GmbH), Aschaffenburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/228 ; B60R 2/236 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/228 ; B60R 2/236 ;
Abstract
A belt reel has a spindle having a main body portion and a relatively rotatable end member that can be latched to a fixed frame upon triggering of an activation device. The main body portion of the spindle is formed with a bore which is filled with hydraulic fluid. The spindle further includes a force-limiting element which cooperates with the hydraulic fluid in the bore to produce a resistance against which the spindle body must be rotated when the relatively rotatable end member is latched to the frame.