Patent ID: 11970131
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 19:
20. A seatbelt retractor comprising:
a housing having a first end and a second end;
a spool having a first end and a second end each rotatably supported by the housing, the spool being elongated on an axis from the first end to the second end; and
a torsion bar having a first end fixed to the first end of the spool and a second end operatively engageable with the housing;
the torsion bar including a wire elongated along the axis and connected to the first end of the torsion bar and the second end of the torsion bar; and
the torsion bar including a rod elongated from the first end of the torsion bar to the second end of torsion bar, a first cap connected to the rod at the first end of the torsion bar, and a second cap connected to the rod at the second end of the torsion bar, the wire being connected to the first cap and the second cap.