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US 2006/0124793 A1Published application
Modular torsion bar
AssigneeAutoliv ASP, Inc.
InventorsGerald Keller, Lloyd Snyder
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Abstract
A seatbelt retractor is disclosed. The seatbelt retractor has a frame, a spindle, a seatbelt webbing and torsion bar. The frame is attached to a structure of a road vehicle. The spindle is rotatably supported by the frame. The seatbelt webbing is wound about the spindle for retraction there to and protraction there from. The torsion bar is fixedly coupled to the spindle for rotation therewith, the torsion bar has a first torsion portion mechanically coupled or press-fitted into a second torsion portion.
Claims25
A seatbelt retractor comprising:
- a frame attached to a structure of a vehicle;
- a spindle rotatably supported by the frame;
- a seatbelt webbing wound about the spindle for retraction there to and protraction there from;
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- a torsion member fixedly coupled to the spindle for rotation therewith, the torsion member having a first torsion portion mechanically coupled to a second torsion portion.
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A seatbelt retractor comprising:
- a frame attached to a structure of a vehicle;
- a spindle rotatably supported by the frame;
- a seatbelt webbing wound about the spindle for retraction there to and protraction there from;
- and
- a torsion bar fixedly coupled to the spindle for rotation therewith, the torsion bar having a first torsion bar portion press-fitted to a second torsion bar portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.