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US 9,168,890 B1Granted
Seat belt retractor with wedge clamp and load limiter
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsDean M. Jaradi, Mohammed Omar Faruque, Iskander Farooq
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Abstract
A seat belt system includes a spool, a harness, a wedge clamp, and a load limiting plate. The harness is at least partially wound about the spool. The wedge clamp selectively engages the harness. The load limiting plate, which has deformable teeth, is operably attached to the spool. The teeth engage a pin. The pin deforms the teeth after a vehicle impact.
Claims19
A seat belt system comprising:
- a spool;
- a harness at least partially wound about the spool;
- a wedge clamp configured to selectively engage the harness;
- and
- a load limiting plate having deformable teeth configured to engage a pin, wherein the pin is configured to deform the teeth when the wedge clamp engages the harness and a force is applied to the harness.
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A seat belt retractor comprising:
- a spool configured to receive a harness;
- a wedge clamp configured to selectively engage the harness;
- and
- a load limiting plate having deformable teeth configured to engage a pin, wherein the pin is configured to deform the teeth and after the wedge clamp engages the harness and a force is applied to the harness.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.