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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2004
John Bell, Carlisle, GB;
Brian A. Jack, Annan, GB;
Martyn Palliser, Carlisle, GB;
Key Safety Systems, Inc., Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Abstract
A seat belt retractor has a spool mounted for rotation on the retractor, for retraction or payout of seat-belt webbing depending upon the rotation direction of the spool. The spool is locked against rotation when a crash condition is sensed. A force limiter allows further payout of the seat belt webbing after the spool shaft has locked, under the influence of a vehicle occupant's forward momentum. The force limiter has a first resilient component attached in the force path between the spool and the locking component. A second resilient component is a wire releasably held in the force path between the spool and the locking component by a locking plate engaged with the locking component. The wire is released from the force path by disengagement between the locking plate and the locking component.