Energy management safety belt retractor with mode shifting mecha

Details Energy management safety belt retractor with mode shifting mecha Energy management safety belt retractor with mode shifting mecha

1998-02-19

1999-05-18

Rice, Kenneth R.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

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280807, B60R22/36

Patent

active

059043717

ABSTRACT:
A safety belt retractor (10) having an energy management mechanism (12) capable of transferring a portion of the impact energy to the retractor (10) during one or more collisions and a mode shift mechanism (18) capable of determining the severity of the collision(s) as a function of the amount of energy absorbed by the energy management mechanism (12). In addition, the mode shift mechanism (18) is capable of disabling the retractor (10) following retraction of the belt (40) to its stowed position when the amount of energy absorbed by the energy management mechanism (12) exceeds a maximum allowable limit.

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