Dual safety belt retractor with single switch assembly

Details Dual safety belt retractor with single switch assembly Dual safety belt retractor with single switch assembly

1990-05-30

1991-08-20

Stodola, Daniel P.

Winding, tensioning, or guiding

Strand tensioning device

Tortuous course

200 6158B, 280806, B65H 7548, H01H 316, B60R 2236

Patent

active

050407406

ABSTRACT:
A safety belt system (22) comprising: a dual spool retractor assembly (30) including first and second retractors, each retractor including safety belt webbing (32), a wheel (50), an interlock mechanism (54) for coacting with the wheel (50) to prevent the extension of the webbing, the retractor assembly further includes first and second levers (60a,b, 80a, b) one associated with each retractor, activated by an occupant, to manually release a corresponding interlock mechanism for its corresponding wheel to permit extension of the webbing; a switch assembly (100) mounted to the dual retractor assembly (30) comprising a single electrical switch (106) for generating a signal indicative of the position of the levers (60,80); a carrier (102) mounted to the dual retractor assembly (30) for mounting the switch (106) and for supporting actuation bar (104), the actuation bar (104) rotatingly and slidingly supported within the carrier (102) for selectively enabling and disabling the switch.

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patent: 4571471 (1986-02-01), Haglund

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