IP Library Granted Patent US 10,246,050
Granted Patent B2
US 10,246,050 · App. 15/472,171 · Granted Apr 2, 2019

Retractor and seat belt device

Inventor: Miguel Pruneda (Shiga, JP)
Assignee: JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS JAPAN K.K.
B60R22/38
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Patent No.
US 10,246,050
App. No.
15/472,171
Granted
Apr 2, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A retractor and a seat belt device that can achieve miniaturization of a device by thinning a part of an automatic lock mechanism. The automatic lock mechanism includes a switching plate that is rotatably connected to the spool via a speed reduction gear, and a lever member that is operated by the switching plate. The switching plate includes a disc-shaped guide part, a first projected part disposed on a first surface of the guide part, and a second projected part disposed on a second surface of the guide part. The lever member includes a first lever in contact with the first projected part, a second lever in contact with the second projected part, and a gap disposed between the first lever and the second lever, through which the guide part can pass.

Claims (17)

1. A retractor comprising:

a spool for winding a webbing that restrains an occupant; and

an automatic lock mechanism for locking withdrawal of the webbing, wherein

the automatic lock mechanism comprises a switching plate that is rotatably connected to the spool via a speed reduction mechanism, and a lever member that is operated by the switching plate,

the switching plate comprises a disc-shaped guide part, a first projected part that is disposed on a first surface of the guide part, and a second projected part that is disposed on a second surface of the guide part, and

the lever member comprises a first lever that is in contact with the first projected part, a second lever that is in contact with the second projected part, and a gap that is disposed between the first lever and the second lever, wherein the guide part can pass through the gap.

2. The retractor according to claim 1 , wherein the lever member comprises a locking arm lockable to a part that is synchronously rotated with the spool.

3. The retractor according to claim 2 , wherein either one of the first projected part or the second projected part is disposed at a position wherein the lever member is turned so as to switch to an on-state wherein the locking arm is locked to a part that is synchronously rotated with the spool, and another one of the first projected part and the second projected part is disposed at a position wherein the lever member is turned so as to switch to an off-state wherein the locking arm is separated from the part that is synchronously rotated with the spool.

4. The retractor according to claim 3 , wherein the automatic lock mechanism includes an elastic body for temporarily holding the on-state or the off-state of the lever member.

5. The retractor according to claim 1 , wherein the switching plate includes a first disc part that is coaxially disposed on a first surface of the guide part and has a smaller diameter than the guide part, a second disc part that is coaxially disposed on a second surface of the guide part and has a smaller diameter than the guide part, wherein the first projected part is disposed on a side surface of the first disc part, and the second projected part is disposed on a side surface of the second disc part.

6. A seat belt device comprising:

a webbing for restraining an occupant;

a retractor for retracting the webbing;

a belt anchor for fixing the webbing on a vehicle body side;

a buckle disposed on a side surface of the seat; and

a tongue disposed in the webbing, wherein

the retractor is the retractor according to claim 1 .

Assignments (8)
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT Recorded Jan 13, 2026
From: JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS ACQUISITION LLC; JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS JAPAN G.K.; KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC.; JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS GERMANY GMBH
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
Reel/Frame 074331/0585 →
ASSIGNEE CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jan 5, 2023
From: JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS JAPAN G.K.
To: JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS JAPAN G.K.
Reel/Frame 062299/0879 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 23, 2022
From: JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS JAPAN K.K.
To: JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS JAPAN G.K.
Reel/Frame 062218/0618 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 12, 2021
From: JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS JAPAN K.K.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS SECURITY AGENT FOR THE SECURED PARTIES
Reel/Frame 057828/0338 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 12, 2021
From: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS SECURITY AGENT FOR THE SECURED PARTIES
To: JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS JAPAN K.K.
Reel/Frame 057775/0655 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2018
From: JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS JAPAN K. K.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
Reel/Frame 046286/0789 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 13, 2018
From: TAKATA CORPORATION
To: JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS JAPAN K.K.
Reel/Frame 045938/0931 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 28, 2017
From: PRUNEDA, MIGUEL
To: TAKATA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 041771/0804 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-066862 · Mar 29, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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