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Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2006

Filed:

Nov. 19, 2002
Applicants:

Hiroaki Fujii, Tokyo, JP;

Koji Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;

Hitoshi Fujita, Tokyo, JP;

Koichi Furukawa, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Hiroaki Fujii, Tokyo, JP;

Koji Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;

Hitoshi Fujita, Tokyo, JP;

Koichi Furukawa, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:

Takata Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 75/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

In controlling a seat belt retractor, at least one of signals selected from a state signal showing a movement of an occupant wearing a seat belt and an external signal obtained from detecting means installed in a vehicle during running thereof is received. Then, a rotational torque of a motor is selected to a predetermined reduction ratio corresponding to at least one of the state signal and the external signal from a plurality of torques. The motor is controlled to a predetermined torque, to thereby wind the webbing on the spool.


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