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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2006
Neal H. Delventhal, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Scott M. Franz, Clawson, MI (US);
Neal H. Delventhal, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Scott M. Franz, Clawson, MI (US);
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc., Washington, MI (US);
Abstract
A seat belt retractor () associated with a seat () includes a spool () about which seat belt webbing () is wound. The spool () is supported for rotation in a belt withdrawal direction and in an opposite belt retraction direction. A vehicle sensitive sensor () is responsive to at least one sensed vehicle condition for preventing rotation of the spool () in the belt withdrawal direction. A first mechanism () is responsive to a first condition for disabling the vehicle sensitive sensor (). A second mechanism () is responsive to a second, different condition for preventing rotation of the spool () in the belt withdrawal direction. The second condition is a condition of the associated seat (). In one embodiment, a third mechanism () is responsive to the first condition for allowing rotation of the spool () in the belt withdrawal direction.