Patent ID: 6691943
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A seat belt retractor having a web sensor comprisingan inertia member, having a locking pawl integral therewith, the locking pawl has a locking tip between a leading edge and a trailing edge and a lock cup comprising a set of radially inwardly pointing teeth for engaging with the locking pawl, each tooth has a leading edge, a trailing edge, and a tip between the leading and the trailing edge, wherein the shape and profile of the locking pawl complements the shape of the teeth, the inertia member is eccentrically pivotally mounted to the lock cup, wherein the leading edge of each tooth comprises two sections of different gradients, a first section adjacent the tip of the tooth and a second section of a complementary profile to the leading edge of the locking pawl.