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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2010
Nizam Bedak, Schwaebisch Gmuend, DE;
Joachim Biller, Lorch, DE;
Michael Folter, Alfdorf, DE;
Helmut Schuster, Alfdorf, DE;
Susanne Schuster, Alfdorf, DE;
Nizam Bedak, Schwaebisch Gmuend, DE;
Joachim Biller, Lorch, DE;
Michael Folter, Alfdorf, DE;
Helmut Schuster, Alfdorf, DE;
TRW AUTOMOTIVE GMBH, Alfdorf, DE;
Abstract
A belt retractor including a force limiter comprises a belt reel which is rotatably supported in a frame as well as a blocking unit counteracting a rotation of the belt reel and a force limiter between the belt reel and the blocking unit which permits a limited torsion of the belt reel against the blocking unit under load. The force limiter includes a damping element consisting of a cross-linked polymer which is sheared under load.