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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2008
Martin Prokscha, Schwaebisch Gmuend, DE;
Wolfgang Holbein, Alfdorf, DE;
Martin Prokscha, Schwaebisch Gmuend, DE;
Wolfgang Holbein, Alfdorf, DE;
TRW Automotive GmbH, Alfdorf, DE;
Abstract
A belt retractor for a safety belt system has a frame (), a belt reel () rotatably mounted in the frame () for receiving a belt webbing, a reversible belt tensioning unit with a motor (), an irreversible belt tensioning unit, and a coupling mechanism, by means of which the reversible belt tensioning unit can be coupled to the belt reel () and which can be deactivated and reactivated, the coupling mechanism being deactivated when the irreversible belt tensioning unit is activated and the coupling mechanism being reactivated after termination of the irreversible belt tensioning.