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US 7,410,113 B2Granted
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 coupled to the spindle for rotation therewith, the torsion member having a first torsion portion mechanically coupled to a second torsion portion, the first torsion portion having a profiled end, the second torsion portion having an aperture receiving the profiled end, each of the first and second torsion portions having a length less than a length of the spindle.
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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;
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- a torsion bar fixedly coupled to the spindle for rotation therewith, the torsion bar including a first torsion bar portion having a first end and a second torsion bar portion having an aperture, the first end of the first torsion bar portion being press-fitted to the aperture of the second torsion bar portion, the first end of the first torsion bar portion being located between opposing ends of the spindle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.