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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2005
Filed:
May. 19, 2003
Applicants:
Hiroshi Aoki, Ritto, JP;
Kenji Kitazawa, Hikone, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroshi Aoki, Ritto, JP;
Kenji Kitazawa, Hikone, JP;
Assignee:
Takata Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R022/34 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A failure diagnostic system detects a failure of a seat belt retractor having a motor for rotating a webbing take-up spool. The failure diagnostic system includes a power supplying device for supplying driving power to the motor for a predetermined period of time; a detecting device for detecting a current or voltage in a wire winding of the motor; and a determining device for determining the failure based on the current or voltage.