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

Claim 18:
19. 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;
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
a connection of the wire to the second end is weaker than a connection of the wire to the first end.