Belt retractor for a vehicle safety belt
AssigneeTRW Automative Electronics & Components GmbH & Co. KG
InventorCornelius Peter
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Abstract
A belt retractor for a vehicle safety belt comprises a frame, a belt spool which is rotatably arranged in the frame, and a drive motor which can cooperate with a drive wheel which is coupled with the belt spool. The retractor further comprises a locking catch and locking teeth into which the locking catch can be guided in order to lock the belt spool. The drive wheel is rotatable relative to the belt spool to a limited extent and the locking catch is controlled as a function of this relative rotation.
Claims14
A belt retractor for a vehicle safety belt, said belt retractor comprising a frame, a belt spool which is rotatably arranged in said frame, a drive motor which can cooperate with a drive wheel which is coupled with said belt spool, a locking catch and locking teeth into which said locking catch can be guided in order to lock said belt spool, the improvement consisting in that said drive wheel is rotatable relative to said belt spool to a limited extent and that said locking catch is controlled as a function of this relative rotation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.