# US 10,246,047 B2 · Seat belt retractor and seat belt apparatus

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- Number: US 10,246,047 B2
- Document ID: US10246047B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/137,633
- Filed: 2016-04-25
- Published: 2016-11-03
- Granted: 2019-04-02
- Earliest claimed: 2015-04-28
- Assignees: Joyson Safety Systems Japan K.K.
- Applicants: Joyson Safety Systems Japan K.K.
- Inventors: Yuichiro Hodatsu
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10246047B2

## CPC

- B60R 22/34: Belt retractors, e.g. reels (anchoring devices {, e.g. guide loops} , with means to tension the belt in an emergency B60R22/195)
- B60R 22/38: responsive only to belt movement
- B60R 2022/3402: {Retractor casings; Mounting thereof}
- B60R 2022/4808: {Sensing means arrangements therefor}
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

To provide a seat belt retractor and a seat belt apparatus in which contact between a locking base and a base frame can be suppressed. A seat belt retractor includes a spool 2 that retracts a webbing restraining an occupant, a base frame 3 that accommodates the spool 2 while allowing the spool 2 to rotate, and a lock mechanism 4 regulating rotation of the spool 2. The lock mechanism 4 includes a locking base 41 disposed at an end portion of the spool 2, an opening 31 that is formed in the base frame 3 and allows the locking base 41 to be inserted therethrough, engagement teeth 32 formed at an inner edge of the opening 31, and a pawl 42 that is disposed radially outwardly movable relative to the locking base 41 and engageable with the engagement teeth 32. The lock mechanism 4 further includes a protect cover 43 that is attached to the locking base 41 and includes a side wall portion 43b disposed along a side surface portion of the locking base 41.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A seat belt retractor comprising: a spool that retracts a webbing that restrains an occupant; a base frame that accommodates the spool while allowing the spool to rotate; and a lock mechanism that regulates rotation of the spool,
wherein the lock mechanism includes a locking base disposed at an end portion of the spool, an opening which is formed in the base frame and through which the locking base is inserted, engagement teeth formed at an inner edge of the opening, and a pawl that is disposed outwardly movable in a radial direction relative to the locking base and that is engageable with the engagement teeth,
wherein the lock mechanism further includes a protect cover that includes a side wall portion disposed so as to cover a side portion of the locking base which faces to the engagement teeth a portion of the protect cover is inserted through the opening of the base frame, and,
wherein, the protect cover is a separate member from the locking base and protects the side portion of the locking base so as not to contact with the engagement teeth of the base frame when the spool is moved with respect to the base frame and decentered; and wherein the protect cover includes a ceiling portion disposed on a surface of the locking base, and wherein the side wall portion is formed along an outer circumference of the ceiling portion.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The seat belt retractor according to claim 1, wherein the protect cover has a cut where the side wall portion is not disposed over a movable region of the pawl.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The seat belt retractor according to claim 1, wherein the ceiling portion has a securing hole that allows a projection formed on the locking base to be inserted therethrough.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The seat belt retractor according to claim 1, wherein the protect cover is formed of metal.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The seat belt retractor according to claim 1, wherein the locking base has a circular groove that allows a distal end of the side wall portion to be contained therein.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

A seat belt apparatus comprising: a webbing that is configured to restrain an occupant; a seat belt retractor that retracts the webbing; a guide anchor that is disposed on a vehicle body side and that guides the webbing; a belt anchor that fixes the webbing to the vehicle body side; a buckle disposed on a side surface of a seat in which the occupant sits; and a tongue disposed in the webbing,
the seat belt retractor is according to claim 1.