Belt retractor with a recoil brake
AssigneeTRW Automotive GmbH
InventorsFrederic Michel, Thomas Kielwein
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Abstract
A coupling element (32) which is movable between a coupling position in which the coupling element couples the belt reel (12) to the damping means (22) and an idle position in which the coupling element (32) is disconnected from the belt reel (12) is provided on a belt retractor (10) comprising a belt reel (12) which is mounted in a housing (14) and onto which webbing of a seat belt can be wound and comprising a damping means (22) adapted to dampen the winding rotation of the belt reel (12) in a defined end portion.
Claims14
A belt retractor (10) comprising a belt reel (12) supported in a housing (14) onto which webbing of a seat belt can be wound and comprising damping means (22) adapted to dampen the winding rotation of the belt reel (12) in a defined end portion,
- wherein a coupling element (32) is provided which is movable between a coupling position in which the coupling element couples the belt reel (12) to the damping means (22) and an idle position in which the damping means (22) is disconnected from the belt reel (12),
- and wherein the coupling element (32) is a gearwheel adapted to directly engage in a belt reel side gearwheel (36) and a damping means side gearwheel (38).
A belt retractor, comprising:
- a housing;
- a belt reel rotatably supported in the housing onto which seat belt webbing can be wound;
- a belt reel side gearwheel connected for rotation with the belt reel;
- damping means for dampening rotation of the belt reel in a winding direction;
- a damping means side gearwheel connected for rotation with the damping means;
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- a coupling element gearwheel adapted to directly engage the belt reel side gearwheel and the damping means side gearwheel, the coupling element being movable between a coupling position in which the coupling element gearwheel couples the belt reel to the damping means and an idle position in which the belt reel is disconnected from the damping means.
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