IP Library Granted Patent US 10,525,932
Granted Patent B2
US 10,525,932 · App. 15/689,558 · Granted Jan 7, 2020

Pretensioner, retractor and seat belt device

Inventor: Hirokazu Yoshioka (Shiga, JP)
Assignee: JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS JAPAN K.K.
B60R22/4628B60R22/4633B60R2022/468B60R2022/4642
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Patent No.
US 10,525,932
App. No.
15/689,558
Granted
Jan 7, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pretensioner includes a driving wheel and a power transmission unit. A spool is rotatably disposed in the driving wheel. The spool winds a webbing. The power transmission unit transmits power to the driving wheel. The power transmission unit includes a resin-made long body and a passage of the resin-made long body. The resin-made long body rotates the driving wheel. The passage is formed in an outer circumference of the driving wheel. The passage includes a wall surface, a cover member and a stopper. The wall surface is disposed on one side surface of the driving wheel. The cover member is fixed in the wall surface from the other side surface of the driving wheel. The stopper stops a tip portion of the resin-made long body which has rotated the driving wheel. The stopper is configured by a fastening member connecting the cover member and the wall surface.

Claims (29)

1. A pretensioner comprising:

a driving wheel in which a spool is disposed to be rotatable, the spool winding a webbing which restrains an occupant; and

a power transmission unit that transmits power to the driving wheel during an emergency, wherein

the power transmission unit includes:

a resin-made long body that rotates the driving wheel; and

a passage of the resin-made long body that is formed in an outer circumference of the driving wheel,

the passage includes:

a wall surface that is disposed on one side surface of the driving wheel;

a cover member that is fixed in the wall surface from the other side surface of the driving wheel; and

a stopper that stops a tip portion of the resin-made long body which has rotated the driving wheel, and

the stopper is configured by a fastening member which connects the cover member and the wall surface.

2. The pretensioner according to claim 1 , wherein

the passage includes a guide member that is fixed in the fastening member and that guides the resin-made long body.

3. The pretensioner according to claim 1 , wherein

the cover member includes an inclined surface that restricts a movement direction of the resin-made long body immediately before colliding with the fastening member.

4. The pretensioner according to claim 1 , wherein

the cover member includes a rib that is capable of abutting on a structure forming the wall surface.

5. A retractor comprising:

a spool that winds a webbing which restrains an occupant; and

a pretensioner that removes a looseness by winding the webbing during an emergency wherein

the pretensioner is the pretensioner according to claim 1 .

6. A seat belt device comprising:

a webbing that restrains an occupant;

a retractor that winds the webbing;

a belt anchor that fixes the webbing in a vehicle body;

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

a tongue that is disposed in the webbing, wherein

the retractor includes a spool which winds the webbing, and a pretensioner which removes a looseness by winding the webbing during an emergency, and

the pretensioner is the pretensioner 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 Aug 29, 2017
From: YOSHIOKA, HIROKAZU
To: TAKATA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043437/0469 →
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