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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2007
Applicants:
Kazuhiko Aihara, Aichi-ken, JP;
Teruhiko Koide, Aichi-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Kazuhiko Aihara, Aichi-ken, JP;
Teruhiko Koide, Aichi-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai-Rika-Denki-Seisakusho, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 22/28 (2006.01); B60R 22/36 (2006.01); B60R 22/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a webbing retractor, due to operation of a pretensioner mechanism, a stopper wire is moved, and second lock pawls of a second lock base mesh-together with an inner ratchet of a lock ring. In this way, a limit load by a torsion shaft can be switched to a high load. Therefore, immediately after operation of the pretensioner mechanism, the limit load by the torsion shaft can be made to be to the high load, and the limit load can be made to be the high load at an early stage.