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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2005
Applicant:
Yasuaki Nomura, Ibaragi, JP;
Inventor:
Yasuaki Nomura, Ibaragi, JP;
Assignee:
Takata Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 22/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A seatbelt retractor includes a spool formed into a hollow cylindrical shape and capable of winding a seatbelt onto a spool outer periphery or unwinding the seatbelt from the spool outer periphery. The retractor includes a motor accommodated in a cylindrical space of the spool and a motor speed-reduction mechanism configured to reduce the rotational speed of the motor via a plurality of gears. A controller is provided to control the operation of the motor.