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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2006
Applicant:
Shinji Mori, Aichi-ken, JP;
Inventor:
Shinji Mori, Aichi-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai-Rika-Denki-Seisakusho, Aichi-ken, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 22/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a motorized retractor, due to an ECU and a driver switching a speed of rotation of an output shaft of a motor to a first speed or a second speed, a transfer path of rotational force from the motor to a spool is switched to a first driving force transferring section (a path through a meshing clutch and a slip mechanism) or a second driving force transferring section (a path through an overload mechanism and a centrifugal clutch). Accordingly, there is no need for a complex switching mechanism including a solenoid which is employed in conventional motorized retractors. A device can thereby be made more compact.