| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 242379000 | Particular frame or frame carrier | 71 |
| 20090057467 | Cover structure of seat belt retractor - Provided is a cover structure of a seat belt retractor including a mechanism cover having a latch formed at a cylindrical inner periphery thereof and a vehicle sensor installed at a lower part thereof, in order to reduce assembly time of the vehicle sensor, characterized in that the mechanism cover has an accommodating part having an opened lower surface for disposing the vehicle sensor therein, the accommodating part has a fixing hole formed at one side surface thereof, and the vehicle sensor has a fixing projection projecting from a position corresponding to the fixing hole. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090127369 | System for leveling a protective window covering - A system is provided to adjust the orientation of the axis of a roll which carries a fabric storm curtain used to protect an opening in a structure. The system includes a bracket positioned at each end of the roll and a plate which is received in a recess in each bracket. The plate includes a hub which carries the roll and which has an axis aligned with the axis of rotation of the roll. The hub is positioned off center of the plate so that dependent on the orientation of plate relative to the recess, different orientations of the axis of the roll are provided. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090277986 | Belt retractor with axial securing and method for the production thereof - The invention is concerned, inter alia, with a belt retractor ( | 11-12-2009 |
| 20100072313 | SEAT BELT DEVICE - A retractor including a spindle for winding a seat belt; a frame for rotatably supporting the spindle; a winding spring for biasing the rotation of the spindle in the direction of winding the seat belt; and a magnetic disc and a magnet sensor unit for detecting the rotation of the spindle. The magnetic disc and the magnet sensor unit are disposed between the frame and the winding spring, and are each made of a magnetic material. Hence, the seat belt device can be less affected by a disturbance magnetic field and can detect the rotation of the spindle at high reliability. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100308149 | LINE DISPENSING DEVICE WITH EDDY CURRENT BREAKING FOR USE WITH CLIMBING AND EVACUATION - This disclosure describes embodiments of novel line dispensing devices and methods for dispensing and retracting a line of a line dispensing device. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100314480 | Security Line Designation Apparatus - A security line designation apparatus includes a housing that has a top wall, a bottom wall and a perimeter wall being attached to and extending between the top and bottom walls. A spindle is rotatably mounted within the housing. An elongated flexible panel is attached to the spindle. The panel extends through an aperture in the perimeter wall and the panel has a free end positioned outside of the housing. The spindle is rotationally biased in a first direction. The panel is wound onto the spindle when the spindle is rotated in the first direction. The panel has indicia thereon indicating persons are to remain away from an area bordered by the panel. A biasing member biases rotation of the spindle in the first direction. A coupler releasably couples the free end to the housing. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110089281 | APPARATUS FOR DEPLOYING AND RETRACTING A FLEXIBLE PORTION OF MATERIAL - An apparatus ( | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110278387 | Cord Winding Device for Window Covering - A cord winding device for a window covering includes a casing, a reel rotatably mounted on the casing, a torsion spring biased between the casing and the reel, a limit ring secured on the casing and abutting the reel to limit the reel between the casing and the limit ring, and a pull cord attached a bottom of the casing. Thus, the lift cord of the window covering is wound around and stored in the reel of the cord winding device so that the lift cord is rolled up to a higher position to prevent the children from being tangled with the lift cord so as to protect the safety of the children. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20120061503 | CORD DISPENSING APPARATUS - A cord dispensing apparatus configured to dispense a length of cord including an L-shaped housing. The apparatus includes a first spool and a second spool disposed within a pair of guide channels within the housing. At least one of the first spool and the second spool includes a central shaft and a free spinning exterior surface, wherein the exterior surface of one of the spools is configured to freely rotate. The apparatus includes a bias member coupled to the first spool and positioned and oriented such that the bias member resists displacement of the first spool in the direction of the second spool. The apparatus includes a cord wound between both the first spool and the second spool, wherein a head of the cord extends outside of the housing. The apparatus includes a mounting structure coupled to the housing and configured to mount the housing to a surface. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120153065 | Retraction Apparatus - A retraction apparatus comprising a support housing comprising one or more generally cylindrical spindles, and a retraction assembly mounted on each of the spindles is provided. The retraction assembly comprises a spring member, a generally cylindrical spool member, a retractable cable, a latch member, and a contact wheel member. The spring member is mounted on each of the spindles and affixed to the support housing. The spool member comprising serrated plates is affixed to the spring member. The retractable cable is circularly wound around a cylindrical section defined between the serrated plates of the spool member and extends outwardly from the support housing. The latch member, in engageable communication with the spool member, controls rotation of the spool member. The contact wheel member, in engageable communication with the spool member, via selective drive mechanisms, is rotated to rotate the spool member for retracting the retractable cable. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20130062451 | WIRE-WINDING DEVICE - An exemplary wire-winding device can automatically wind a wire that is connected to a plug such as the plug of an earphone set. The wire-winding device includes a rotary wire-winding unit and a locking unit. A plug inlet channel and a moving cavity are defined in the rotary wire-winding unit. The locking unit includes a moving member accommodated in the moving cavity, for controlling locking and releasing of the rotary wire-winding unit. When the plug is inserted into the moving cavity, the plug applies a thrust force to the moving member, and the moving member moves in the moving cavity under the thrust force and thereby releases the rotary wire-winding unit to allow the rotary wire-winding unit to rotate and automatically wind the wire. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130146697 | APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FOR VEHICLE - An apparatus for mounting a seat belt retractor for a vehicle is capable of promoting the ease with which a seat belt retractor is mounted on a center pillar by a worker, and minimizing an amount of movement of the seat belt refractor towards the interior of a vehicle body in the event of a broadside collision. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130168481 | WIRE WINDER AND PERIPHERAL COMPONENT HAVING THE WIRE WINDER - A wire winder for winding a wire includes a housing, a latching portion, a rotary assembly, a torsion spring, a cover coupled to the housing, and an operation portion. The rotary assembly can rotate to wind the wire into the housing or unwind the wire out of the housing. The torsion spring is fixed between the rotary assembly and the cover. The operation portion is capable of moving in a telescopic manner, to make the latching portion lock or unlock the rotary assembly. The wire winder further includes at least one location member and a through portion. The at least one location member and the through portion define a wire channel for the wire. The outer end of the wire passes through the at least one location member and the through portion and extends out of the housing through a wire hole defined on the housing. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130270380 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR COVER FOR WEBBING PROTECTION - A seat belt retractor assembly includes a housing that rotatably receives a spool in the housing. A seat belt webbing is connected to and wound around the spool for selective winding and unwinding therefrom as the seat belt webbing is extended and retracted relative to the housing. A cover is received on the frame housing and includes an integral clip adjacent a first edge configured to engage a mounting element. The cover has a sloping conformation that covers an open portion of the housing to prevent debris from passing through the housing and reaching the seat belt retractor mechanism or seat belt webbing. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130327874 | HERMETICALLY SEALED LOCKING RETRACTOR - An apparatus and method are provided for hermetically sealing locking components of a retractor wherein the retractor has a spool shaft extending therefrom. An open-ended housing has a base and defines an opening through the base into an interior of the housing. The base of the housing is mounted to the retractor with the spool shaft accessible via the opening. The locking components are arranged within the housing. A sealing member is positioned about the opening to form a hermetic seal between the spool shaft and the opening. A cover is hermetically attached to the open end of the housing. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20140091166 | PORTABLE TOUCH DEVICE WITH A STYLUS RECEIVING FUNCTION - The present invention discloses a portable touch device including a casing, a stylus, a rope and a reeling mechanism. An opening and a stylus slot are formed on the casing. The stylus is detachably received inside the stylus slot. The rope passes through the opening on the casing, and one end of the rope is connected to the stylus. The reeling mechanism is installed inside the casing and connected to the other end of the rope, for reeling the rope so as to pull the stylus to be received inside the stylus slot. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140151486 | Universal Reel Device - A universal reel device includes an upper cover and a lower cover fastened together, a spool, a spiral spring and a safety switch for locking the spool. The spool has a bottom layer, a middle layer and a top layer. The middle layer is an annular cable distributing disk having a cable hooking slot. A bottom portion of the bottom layer is formed with a planar track and a U-shaped movable tongue for positioning is disposed between the bottom layer and the lower cover. The universal reel device can reel in various cable products, and may also be combined with a cable to form a single-pull or dual-pull reel. In use, a safety switch is used to lock the spool. The spool cannot rotate until the user unlocks the safety switch so that the high safety feature is obtained. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140246533 | Tie-Down Device - A tie-down device includes a frame, a strap, a reeling unit, a driving unit and a gear box. The frame includes two walls extending from a base. The reeling unit includes a reel rotationally supported on the walls for reeling the strap. The driving unit is supported on the first wall. The gearbox connects the driving unit to the reeling unit. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20150312667 | EARPHONE RECEIVING CASE - An earphone receiving case includes a housing, a cover attached to the housing, a handle, a rotation apparatus, a rotation tray, a clasping member and an elastic member. A part of the handle is exposed out of the housing. The rotation apparatus is rotationally attached to the housing and attached to the handle. The rotation tray is rotationally attached to the cover and defines a plurality of clasping slots. One end of the clasping member is rotationally attached to the rotation apparatus. The other end of the first clasping member abuts against one clasping slot. The elastic member is attached to the first clasping member. When the handle is pushed, the clasping member can break away from the one clasping slot. The elastic member responds to push the clasping member to be received in another one clasping slot when the clasping member breaks away from the one clasping slot. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20160016535 | BELT RETRACTOR - On a belt retractor ( | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160107608 | SEALED LOCKING RETRACTOR - An apparatus and method are provided for sealing locking components of a retractor, wherein the retractor has a spool shaft extending therefrom. A base of a housing defines an opening therethrough, and an outer surface of the base is mounted to the retractor with the spool shaft extending into the opening. The locking components are arranged on an inner surface of the base of the housing. A sealing member engages the base of the housing and extends about a periphery of about the opening, and also extends about and engages a periphery of the spool shaft, to form a seal between the spool shaft and the base of the housing to block ingress of moisture and particles to the locking components. A cover is hermetically attached to the housing about a periphery thereof with the locking components sealed between the cover and the base of the housing. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160159318 | THROUGH ANCHOR - At a through anchor, a guide piece is molded at a periphery of a through-hole of an anchor plate. A webbing is inserted-through an insert-through hole of the guide piece, and the webbing is slidably supported by the guide piece. Further, the guide piece is not fixed to an entire outer peripheral end surface of the anchor plate. Here, an anchor plate thickness direction dimension of a thick portion, that is formed at an edge portion of the through-hole periphery of the anchor plate, is made to be larger than other portions of the anchor plate. Therefore, positional offset of the guide piece with respect to the anchor plate can be suppressed. | 06-09-2016 |
| 242379100 | Energy or stress absorption structure | 43 |
| 20080210802 | WEBBING RETRACTOR - By adjusting phases of a webbing sensor and a locking mechanism when a spool locking section operates, special precision and rigidity are not required of respective members, and operation is stabilized. In a webbing retractor, at a time when a lock pawl meshes with a ratchet tooth of a ratchet member, if the lock pawl meshes with an Nth ratchet tooth and a sensor pawl meshes with an (N−1)st internal tooth, a release pawl is moved from a restraining position to a restraint cancelled position against urging force of a torsion coil spring and due to torque in a clockwise direction which teeth surfaces generate. When a gear ring rotates to a position at which a phase difference with the ratchet member substantially disappears, the release pawl is returned to the restraining position by the urging force of the torsion coil spring. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080237384 | Occupant size variable adaptive and progressive load limiting seat belt retractor - A seat belt retractor providing adaptive load-limiting characteristics. The retractor incorporates a torsional load-limiting element in the retractor for providing torsional deflection of the webbing spool in response to restraint loads exerted by seat belt webbing. The seat belt webbing is chosen to have an enhanced thickness to provide a significant difference in torsion drive radius between conditions in which a small occupant uses the belt where a large number of wraps of webbing is stored on the spool as compared with a larger occupant using the belt in which a smaller number wraps of webbing are present on the spool. These differing conditions produce differences in spool drive radius and consequently greater torque is applied by the small occupant for given belt forces compare with the larger occupant. In this manner, the retractor provides belt webbing load-limiting which is self-adaptive between sizes of occupants without the requirement of retractor switching mechanisms. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080258000 | Method of and Device for Reducing the Static Friction Between a Reel and a Coil - The invention relates to a method of releasing a reel awe, which is hydraulically restrained by a self-locking effect by means of inwardly located wedge surfaces of expansion elements. Removal of a coil from a reel awe is achieved, without problems, by lifting off the self-locking effect of the expansion elements at least partially or completely by applying longitudinal vibrations acting in an axial direction. The invention also relates to a correspondingly formed device. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20090057468 | Torsion bar support structure of seat belt retractor - Provided is a torsion bar support structure of a seat belt retractor capable of smoothly rotating a rotary torsion bar and preventing deformation of the torsion bar due to moment applied to the torsion bar by coupling support members to both ends of the torsion bar. The torsion bar support structure of a seat belt retractor includes a housing constituting a main body of the seat belt retractor, a guide drum rotatably coupled to the housing, a torsion bar inserted into the guide drum, a base member fixed to one side of the housing, a locking member fixed to the other side of the housing, and a cylinder accommodating a piston therein to rotate a gear member fixed to the base member, the structure including: a bearing member coupled to the gear member, and a cap surrounding a cover fixing shaft projecting from the locking member, wherein the bearing member and the cap rotatably support the torsion bar when rotation moment is applied in a circumferential direction and an axial direction of the torsion bar. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20100155519 | BELT RETRACTOR INCLUDING A SWITCHABLE BELT FORCE LIMITER - A belt retractor ( | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100301151 | ATTENUATED SEATBELT STOPPER - A force limiting device for use with a safety belt retractor is provided. The safety belt retractor includes a spool and a safety belt webbing attached to and wound around the spool for payout of the webbing under the influence of forwardly directed movement of a vehicle occupant. The force limiting device comprises a fixed member, a shaft connected to the fixed member and a coupling received on the shaft and operatively connected to the spool. The coupling is configured to move along the longitudinal extent of the shaft towards the fixed member during payout of the webbing. Engagement of the coupling with the fixed member prevents further payout of the webbing. The shaft is configured to limit movement of the coupling along the shaft during payout of the webbing to control effective belt force on the vehicle occupant during a crash condition. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100301152 | Belt retractor - The invention relates to a belt retractor for winding up and unwinding a safety belt, with at least one force transmission element which is held by a first part of the belt retractor and which can be connected to a second part of the belt retractor, the force transmission element being held in a recess of the first part in such a way that it can be pressed axially into the recess of the first part, with the result that the connection to the second part is broken. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100320303 | TORSION BAR FOR APPLICATION IN BELT WINDERS FOR SAFETY BELTS - A torsion bar is provided, for application in belt winders for safety belts, provided on the end sections thereof with embodiments of drive and/or locking elements, for positive connection to corresponding devices. The torsion bar and the drive and/or locking elements provided on the ends thereof is produced in one piece from a non-ferrous metal, using varying impact extrusions in order to achieve different torques with constant dimensions or the drive and/or locking elements with various diameters for the torsion bar. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110031340 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - Assembling performance of a torsion bar to a spool is improved. When a webbing take-up device is assembled, the torsion bar is inserted into the spool while catch projections of a serration pillar of the torsion bar are corresponded to insertion grooves of an insertion hole of the spool. Subsequently, in a state where the serration pillar of the torsion bar arrives at an catch hole of the spool, the torsion bar is rotated in a winding direction with respect to the spool, so that the catch projections are caught by catch surfaces of catch grooves of the catch hole, whereby the torsion bar is made non-removable from the spool. Therefore, a direction in which the torsion bar is assembled to the spool is made to be only an axial direction of the spool, and assembling performance of the torsion bar to the spool can be improved. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110057066 | SEATBELT RETRACTOR - A seatbelt retractor includes a torsion bar ( | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110121120 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR - A retractor includes a slide nut that is caused to slide toward a tread head while rotating by a mesh between a first male screw groove and a female screw groove when the tread head is locked and a spindle rotates in a direction for unreeling a webbing, and a slider that is caused to slide toward the slide nut by a mesh between the female screw groove and a second male screw groove. A torsional rigidity of a second shaft part of a torsion bar is larger than that of a first shaft part, and a play is eliminated before a gap such that the slide nut and the slider are integrated. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110121121 | FORCE LIMITER FOR A BELT RETRACTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A FORCE LIMITER - A force limiter ( | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110174910 | WEBBING WINDING DEVICE - It is provided a webbing winding device with good assembly characteristics of components in a second lock unit. In the webbing winding device, due to a leading end of a spring tab of a guide plate interacting with ratchet teeth of an internal ratchet and a second lock base rotating in the pull-out direction in this state, relative rotation occurs between the guide plate and the second lock base, and a second lock pawl is meshed with the ratchet teeth of the internal ratchet. Since this configuration is not a configuration in which relative rotation between the guide plate and a second lock base is induced by bias force of bias means, such as a compression coil spring or the like, there is no bias force received in the rotational circumferential direction when the guide plate and the second lock base are being assembled, resulting in easy assembly. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110303779 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - When a retaining portion for a first load absorbing wire and a second insertion hole of a second load absorbing wire are aligned with each other in a spool radial direction, and a retaining portion for the second load absorbing wire and a first insertion hole of the first load absorbing wire are aligned with each other in a spool radial direction, the forming position of the retaining portion for the first load absorbing wire is set further to the spool radial direction outside than the second insertion hole so that the retaining portion of the first load absorbing wire and the second insertion hole do not align with each other along the spool axial direction in this state. Similarly the forming position of the retaining portion for the second load absorbing wire is set further to the spool radial direction outside than the first insertion hole. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110303780 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - A sleeve is fitted in a spool so as to be arranged coaxially with the spool. A fit-insertion hole including plural female splines is formed on a cylindrical inner side of the sleeve coaxially with an axial line of the sleeve. A fit-insertion portion, which is fit-inserted in the fit-insertion hole, of a sub torsion shaft is coaxial with an axial line of the sub torsion shaft and provided with plural male splines formed on an outer peripheral side of the fit-insertion portion. As a result of rotational displacement of the sleeve about the axial line thereof and regulation of rotation of the sub torsion shaft, so an axial center of the fit-insertion portion is made to coincide with an axial center of the fit-insertion hole, a fit-insertion portion side of the sub torsion shaft is fixed by a fixing mechanism with respect to the sleeve. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110309181 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - A coil spring is provided in a compressed state between a coupling wall section provided at a clutch guide and an inner-side locking section. The clutch guide is provided with a support section which supports one axial-direction end section of the coil spring from a side opposite to the clutch cover in an axial direction of the clutch guide. The clutch cover is provided with a leading-end protruding section which is projected with respect to the inner-side locking section so as to be inserted in the other axial-direction end section of the coil spring. The leading-end protruding section is inclined, with respect to a direction orthogonal to an axial direction of the clutch cover, toward a support section side, so that the coil spring is curved so as to be convex to the support section side. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120025001 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - There is provided a webbing take-up device including: a seating portion formed to a cylinder shaped body and facing towards a cylinder shaped body axial direction second side; a bar shaped body housed at the inside of the cylinder shaped body and comprising a protrusion portion protruding out from the bar shaped body towards the cylinder shaped body axial direction second side; a push nut attached by fitting over the protrusion portion; and a washer through which the protrusion portion is inserted, the washer being seated against the seating portion with a face of the washer on the side of the washer away from the seating portion in contact with the push nut, and the rigidity to bending of the washer set higher than the rigidity to bending of the push nut. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120043407 | SEATBELT RETRACTOR - A seatbelt retractor having a switching device with a gas generator and a switch housing having a gas generator housing portion for accommodating the gas generator and a gas flow path that communicates with the gas generator housing portion so that gas generated by the gas generator passes through the gas flow path. Further, the gas generator housing portion and the gas flow path are formed in the switch housing in a curved shape, and a die-cut hole extending in a direction of the gas flow path on an opposite side of the gas flow path to the gas generator housing portion is blocked from the gas flow path by the gas generator. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120104136 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR - A seat belt retractor ( | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120104137 | SELF-LOCKING SEAT BELT RETRACTOR - The invention relates to a self-locking seat belt retractor having the following components: | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120175451 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - A webbing take-up device including: a spool on which a webbing fitted over an occupant is taken up; a restricting member restricting a rotation of the spool in the pullout direction under specific circumstances; a force limiter mechanism permitting the rotation of the spool in the pullout direction when a force limiter load or a higher load is imparted while the restricting member is restricting the rotation of the spool in the pullout direction; a switching member being capable of switching between a disposed position at a first position and a disposed position at second position, and provided between the first position and the second position; and an operation member being capable of being switched between operation and non-operation, whereby the disposed position of the switching member is switched between the first position and the second position and the force limiter load is switched between a high-load and a low-load. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120205478 | RETRACTING LIFELINE SYSTEMS FOR USE IN TIE-BACK ANCHORING - A retracting lifeline system, includes: a housing, a first connector attached to the housing, a lifeline, and a hub to which the lifeline is attached at a first end of the lifeline and around which the lifeline is coiled within the housing. The housing includes an opening through which the lifeline exits the housing. The hub is tensioned to rotate in a first direction to cause retracting of the lifeline and coiling of the lifeline around the hub. The retracting lifeline system further includes a second connector attached to a second end of the lifeline. At least a section of the lifeline has an initial ultimate tensile load of at least 8000 pounds and is abrasion resistant (that is, satisfying the abrasion test requirement set forth in the ANSI/ASSE Z359.13-2009 standard) such that the section of the lifeline is available for tie-back anchoring using the second connector. The section of the lifeline is at least partially retractable within the housing. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120234957 | Belt Retractor for Safety Belts - A belt retractor for safety belts of motor vehicles comprises a housing frame made of plastic for receiving a belt reel. The housing frame | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120234958 | PROGRESSIVE LOAD LIMITER - A retractor includes a spool configured to selectively wind and unwind the webbing, a lock base configured to operate in a free position and a locked position, a first energy absorbing member coupled to the spool and the lock base, and a second energy absorbing member coupled to the spool and the lock base. When the lock base is in the free position, the spool and lock base freely rotate together when a force is applied on the spool through the webbing. When the lock base is in the locked position and a force is applied on the spool through the webbing, rotation of the spool is permitted while rotation of the lock base is prevented, such that the first energy absorbing member absorbs a first energy and the second energy absorbing member is configured to absorb a second energy after a predetermined rotation of the spool. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120273601 | SEATBELT SYSTEM HAVING A FORCE LIMITER - 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. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120318903 | WEBBING WINDING DEVICE - In a webbing winding device, a sub-torsion shaft is inserted from one side in the axial direction of a spool into the spool when assembling the sub-torsion shaft to the spool. Subsequently, by the sub-torsion shaft rotating in the winding direction, movement of the sub-torsion shaft with respect to the spool in the winding direction and in one side in the axial direction is inhibited. Subsequently, by a stopper being fitted from one side in the axial direction into insertion groove portions, movement of the sub-torsion shaft with respect to the spool in the pull out direction is inhibited. Accordingly, since the direction in which the sub-torsion shaft is assembled to the spool becomes only a direction parallel to the axial direction of the spool, the assembility of the sub-torsion shaft with respect to the spool may be improved. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120318904 | WEBBING WINDING DEVICE - In a webbing winding device, even when a piston moves toward the other side in a movement direction due to a reaction when the piston moves to a maximum movement position, an engagement surface of a hook portion comes into contact with a subject engagement surface of a subject engagement portion, so that the movement of the piston toward the other side in the movement direction is restricted. Accordingly, the piston is prevented from returning to a standby position, and a pawl is prevented from returning to a lock position. For this reason, a state where a rotation of a locking ring in the pull-out direction is maintained. Accordingly, after the piston moves from the standby position to the maximum movement position, the piston is prevented from returning to the standby position, and the force limiter load is prevented from being changed. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130126656 | WEBBING RETRACTOR - A webbing retractor is provided that can improve balance of load that a torsion shaft receives from a spool. Fit-together projections are formed at a spool side engaging portion of a main torsion member. Further, a load receiving portion is formed at a webbing insert-through hole side at the spool side engaging portion. Rotation radius direction components of rotational forces, that respective inclined surfaces of the fit-together projections receive from respective inclined surfaces of rotation restricting holes, are nullified by a rotation radius direction component of rotational force that the load receiving portion receives from a load imparting portion. Due thereto, balance of load that the main torsion member receives from a spool can be improved. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130126657 | SEATBELT RETRACTOR - A retractor assembly for a seatbelt system having a webbing for restraining a secured occupant, the retractor comprising a spool configured to wind and unwind the webbing about an axis of rotation, the spool includes a side with an opening therein; a collar including an outer surface and an inner surface, the outer surface configured to engage the opening; a locking base configured to operatively engage the inner surface; and an energy absorbing member configured to provide a progressive level of load resistance upon relative rotation between the spool and the locking base. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130140390 | RETRACTOR - A retractor assembly comprising a spool configured to wind and unwind the webbing, a lock base, and an energy absorbing member having a first end operatively connected to the locking base and a second end operatively connected to the spool. The energy absorbing member provides a progressive level of load resistance upon relative rotation between the spool and the locking base. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130233958 | WEBBING RETRACTOR - In a webbing retractor, in a state where a second anchored portion of a sub torsion shaft is connected to a frame via a rotation impeding mechanism, when a spool is pulled by excessive tension that is applied to a webbing, there is a tendency for the spool to tilt with respect to a sleeve that is supported at the frame via the rotation impeding mechanism. In this case, a distance between a second energy absorbing portion of the sub torsion shaft and an inner peripheral surface of an insert-through hole changes. A change in the distance becomes large at an opening side of the insert-through hole, but an inner diameter of the insert-through hole is enlarged at the opening side. Due thereto, it can be made such that the second energy absorbing portion does not interfere with the inner peripheral surface of the insert-through hole. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130264408 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - A webbing take-up device is obtained capable of suppressing generating of extraordinary noise caused by vibration accompanying vehicle travelling. A switching mechanism of a webbing take-up device is equipped with a lock ring and a body that is formed with a recessed portion that houses the lock ring. The switching mechanism is also equipped with a sheet that is attached to the body so as to cover the recessed portion housing the lock ring. Protruding portions are formed at the sheet. The protruding portions make contact with the lock ring housed in the recessed portion of the body. As a result the lock ring is restricted from vibrating inside the recessed portion. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130327875 | LOAD LIMITER - Disclosed is a load limiter mounted within a cylindrical spool on which a webbing is wound to constrain a load applied to the webbing from exceeding a preset load, the load limiter including: a first torsion bar inserted into a hollow portion formed at a center of the spool and one end of which is coupled to one end of the spool; and a second torsion bar one end of which is connected to an opposite end of the first torsion bar to be inserted into the hollow portion of the spool together with the first torsion bar and an opposite end of which is coupled to a locker installed at an opposite end of the spool, wherein the torsion bar is configured such that a torsion load limit of the first torsion bar is smaller than a torsion load limit of the second torsion bar. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20140061353 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A seat belt retractor is provided for a motor vehicle with a receiving part for a seat belt retractable on the receiving part, a deceleration sensor for detecting a deceleration in the seat belt retractor, a first extension speed sensor for detecting an extension speed of the seat belt prior to activating an energy absorption device. The energy absorption device fixes the seat belt during an accident with energy absorption, so that when a first deceleration limit detected by the deceleration sensor is exceeded the seat belt is restrained with energy absorption. The seat belt retractor encompasses a locking mechanism for securing the seat belt and a second extension speed sensor for detecting an extension speed after activating the energy absorption device. When a second extension speed limit of the seat belt has been exceeded, the locking mechanism restrains the seat belt without energy absorption. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140239108 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - In a webbing take-up device, configuration is made such that in a state in which a restriction wall of a cam gear is positioned at a lateral the side of a pin of a link configuring a switching section, the restriction wall abuts the pin when the link attempts to move. The restriction wall does not actively move the link regardless of the number of revolutions made by the cam gear. Operation noise of the link, a stopper pawl and a slide stopper accordingly does not occur during pull-out and take-up of webbing during normal usage, and a desirable user sensation is achieved in pull-out and take-up of the webbing during normal usage. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140263797 | PROGRESSIVE LOAD LIMITING RESTRAING SYSTEM - A torsion bar having progressive load limiting characteristics for use in a vehicle restraint system is provided. The torsion bar includes a longitudinal main body portion having a first end for mounting to a belt retractor spindle and a second end for being engaged and disengaged with a seatbelt locking mechanism. The main body portion includes a longitudinal slot extending transversely therethrough that defines an opening therein. The torsion bar will twist in response to a first torsional load, which will cause the opening to become closed. When the opening becomes closed, the torsion bar with withstand twisting up to a second torsional load, where the torsion bar will twist again in response to the second torsional load. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140263798 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - In a webbing take-up device, a structure for interlocking a second lock pawl with a first lock pawl is only a shaft. It also suffices for switching between restricting of rotation of a lock ring and cancelling of the restricting to be carried out merely by moving a piston by gas pressure generated at a gas generator. In this way, by a simple structure, it is possible to switch between a mode, in which torsional deformation is brought about at a sub torsion main body of a sub torsion shaft, and a mode, in which torsional deformation is not brought about at the sub torsion main body of the sub torsion shaft. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140339351 | BELT ROLLER - A belt roller for a safety belt having a belt coil for winding and unwinding the safety belt. The roller includes a lockable locking base which is connected to the belt coil and which is suitable for blocking the belt coil in the event of an abrupt rotation of the belt coil in the belt unwinding direction. The roller also includes a force transmission element which couples the belt coil and the locking base in a locking position and is inactive in an unlocking position. The force transmission element has a base member and a shearing portion which can be sheared off. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20150083841 | Belt Retractor With Two Force-Limiting Devices Acting in Parallel - A seat belt retractor including a belt shaft rotatably supported in a frame and two force-limiting devices acting in parallel. The first and the second part of the belt shaft axially overlap forming an annular space. The second force-limiting device is a band element abutting a radial outer wall of the annular space with a first section, and on the radial inner wall with a second section and is deflected in a deflection fitting between the first and the second sections ( | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150108263 | SEATBELT RETRACTOR - A seatbelt retractor includes: a take-up drum winding up a webbing thereon; a transmission member arranged coaxially with a rotation axis of the take-up drum, and including a plurality of convex portions protruding radially outward at a predetermined circumferential pitch on an outer periphery of at least one end of the transmission member so as to transmit a rotary driving force; and a fitting member including a fitting portion that receives the one end portion inserted therein and fits with the plurality of convex portions. Each convex portion has a trapezoidal cross section and two faces facing a circumferential direction, one face of which has an inclination angle with regard to a radial direction smaller than the other face has. The one face is configured to receive a load through the fitting member by rotary driving force transmitted in emergency larger than the other face receives. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150122931 | Belt Retractor For A Vehicle Safety Belt - A belt retractor comprising a safety belt reel ( | 05-07-2015 |
| 20160046260 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - A webbing take-up device is obtained in which the number of rotations of a spool from the start of deformation of a first energy absorption member until the start of deformation of a second energy absorption member can exceed one rotation. In a webbing take-up device, a restricting tab is provided at an open side of the engagement recess portion. Although the leading end of the stopper pawl and the engagement recess portion face each other in the first rotation of the lock ring, a leading end of a stopper pawl is thereby unable to enter inside the engagement recess portion. The restricting tab is restricted from rotating when the leading end of the stopper pawl abuts an abutting portion of the restricting tab. When the lock ring accordingly rotates in a pull-out direction, the restricting tab moves relative to the open side of the engagement recess portion. When the leading end of the stopper pawl and the engagement recess portion face each other in this state, the leading end of the stopper pawl is thereby able to enter the engagement recess portion. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160200289 | BELT RETRACTOR | 07-14-2016 |
| 242379200 | Frame carrier feature | 6 |
| 20080265079 | Cap For A Seat Belt Retractor - A cap is provided for a seat belt retractor having a housing. The cap is placed onto a side of the seat belt retractor facing a sensor. The cap is made of aluminum and is equipped with an adhesive plate by which the cap is glued onto the housing. The adhesive plate may consist of a butyl adhesive. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090206189 | Wire-winding device having a circuit unit - A wire-winding device includes a circuit unit, a wire-winding disk, two cables, a scroll spring and a circuit unit. The insulating body has receiving space. The wire-winding disk is rotatably located in the receiving space. The wire-winding disk has at least one concave slot. There is a rolling ball between the concave slot and the insulating body. The scroll spring is connected between the wire-winding disk and the insulating body. The circuit unit is located in the wire-winding disk and is electrically connected with the two cables. Thereby, the user can rapidly receive or lease the cable to adjust the length of the cable, and use the circuit unit to convert the input voltage or current into a desired voltage or current for outputting. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090272832 | Attachable Accessory Device - An attachable accessory device is provided which has a housing assembly with an external cylindrical tube with an elongate slot, an internal cylindrical tube capable of rotational movement within the external cylindrical tube, and housing a spring member for providing the rotational movement. An elongate spring member is engaged within the internal cylindrical tube providing rotational movement of the internal cylindrical tube. A predetermined printed sheet of informational material with first and second protected surfaces to protect the informational material on the printed sheet, which has an elongate rigid handle secured to the printed sheet substantially along one edge, while an opposite edge of the printed sheet is secured with the internal cylindrical tube, so that the printed sheet is capable of being coiled or wound around the internal cylindrical tube under action of the elongate spring member and housed in a coiled condition within the external cylindrical tube, with the elongate handle extending from the external cylindrical tube through the elongate slot. An end cap secures the internal tube, elongate spring member and printed sheet within the external cylindrical tube. An attachment end is provided which extends from an opposite end of the external cylinder having the end cap, and has an opening therethrough for receiving an attachment device which may be attached to a user or to another alternate device. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100206976 | RETRACTING TETHER FOR CELL PHONES, PAGERS, & PDAS - A retractable tether is disclosed which may be used in conjunction with personal communication devices (such as a Cell Phone, Pager or PDA) mounting system for the prevention of loss or damage. The retracting tether may be clipped to a belt, pants or purse next to the location in which the device is being held or stored. The retractable tether allows the device to be easily used while connected to the retracting tether. Should the device be dropped or dislodged from it's clip mount, holster or storage pocket, the retracting tether prevents the device from hitting the ground thereby preventing loss or damage to the device. A separation mechanism is also incorporated to allow the device to be easily removed from the retractable tether. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100270413 | ROTATION-TYPE SINGLE-PULL RETRACTION MECHANISM - A rotation-type single-pull retract mechanism includes a housing with a lower housing and an upper cover, a rotation mold, a plate-shaped spring, and a wire material. The lower housing has a positioning shaft and at least one blocking element movably mounted on the lower housing. Two wire-outlet holes are formed on the sides of the housing. The rotation mold has a wire winding shaft and a ratchet-wheel-shaped boss with at least two positioning teeth that corresponds to the blocking element. The rotation mold has a wire-through hole, a wire winding annular wall with the plate-shaped spring placed within, and a first through-hole engaged with the positioning shaft. Therein, an inner root portion of the plate-shaped spring is fixedly connected with the positioning shaft. Thereby, the wire material may be reeled on the wire winding annular wall, so that two ends of the wire material passes through the two wire-outlet holes. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20190143934 | CABLE REEL RESTRAINT DEVICE | 05-16-2019 |
