Retractor shaft-rotating pretensioner

Details Retractor shaft-rotating pretensioner Retractor shaft-rotating pretensioner

1992-03-11

1993-06-29

Jillions, John M.

Winding, tensioning, or guiding

Strand tensioning device

Tortuous course

B60R 2246

Patent

active

052229947

ABSTRACT:
A retractor shaft-rotating pretensioner for a vehicle seat belt retractor comprises a cable, a power source coupled to a pulling portion of the cable for pulling the cable, and a mechanism for coupling a pulled portion of the cable to a reel shaft of the belt retractor when the cable is pulled to transmit rotation to the reel shaft. The coupling mechanism includes an annular pulley positioned substantially coaxially with the reel shaft radially outwardly thereof. The pulled portion of the cable is wound onto the pulley. Latches are mounted on the pulley for guided movement radially thereof into engagement with the reel shaft. The latches are releasably attached to the pulley by shear pins in spaced apart relation from the reel shaft with portions thereof engaged by the pulled portion of the cable such that when the cable is pulled by the power source, the latches are released by shearing of the shear pins and moved by the pulled portion of the cable into engagement with the reel shaft.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5098030 (1992-03-01), Kosugi
patent: 5114090 (1992-05-01), Lindblad

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