Seat belt retractor with cinch mechanism
CA 1289537 C · Owner: Trw Canada Limited · Inventors: Desrochers, Kevin; Befort, Horst U.; Charlton, Keith
Overview
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A seat belt retractor includes a spool with seat belt webbing wound thereon. A frame supports the spool for rotation in a belt withdrawal direction or a belt retraction direction. A pawl engages ratchet teeth formed on end portions of the spool to prevent rotation of the spool in the belt withdrawal direction when a predetermined amount of seat belt webbing is withdrawn from the spool. A cam which has a multi-loop cam groove is rotatably driven by a gear train in response to spool rotation. A lever with a cam follower portion in the cam groove is pivoted by the cam to move the pawl into engagement with the ratchet teeth.
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- Granted September 24, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 24, 2008.
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