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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2003
Kay Löffler, Pinneberg, DE;
Michael Pech, Hamburg, DE;
Martin Schmidt, Elmshorn, DE;
Thomas Schmidt, Timmendorfer Strand, DE;
Thomas Schneider, Husum, DE;
Stefan Suhr, Elmshorn, DE;
Stefan Bösch, Revenahe, DE;
Kay Löffler, Pinneberg, DE;
Michael Pech, Hamburg, DE;
Martin Schmidt, Elmshorn, DE;
Thomas Schmidt, Timmendorfer Strand, DE;
Thomas Schneider, Husum, DE;
Stefan Suhr, Elmshorn, DE;
Stefan Bösch, Revenahe, DE;
Autoliv Development AB, , DE;
Abstract
A self stopping seat belt retractor is provided with a belt shaft for winding a seat belt thereonto and unwinding a wound seat belt therefrom and a housing rotatably supporting the belt shaft and having a locking device that includes a locking means for the belt shaft that can be controlled in a vehicle sensitive and/or belt sensitive manner into engagement with a toothed gearing system on that side of the housing. A tightening device operating on the belt shaft includes a drive wheel, which is, prior to the release of the tightening device, secured in a force-transmitting manner on the housing, is connectable upon release of the tightening device with the belt shaft, whereby the drive wheel of the tightening device is connectable via the locking device with the belt shaft for the transmission of force to the belt shaft.