Patent ID: 6416003
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
Apparatus comprising:seat belt webbing; a seat belt reel on which said seat belt webbing may be wound; said seat belt reel comprising a cylindrical spool portion having a cylindrical outer surface on which said seat belt webbing may be wound, said seat belt reel further comprising a circular collar portion for guiding said seat belt webbing onto said spool portion; said spool portion comprising a non-widened portion of a sheet metal tube and said collar portion comprising a widened portion of said sheet metal tube, said collar portion being located on a first axial end of said spool portion; a passage extending axially through said spool portion and said collar portion, said passage being defined by an inner surface of said sheet metal tube; said collar portion being coaxial with said spool portion and having an outer diameter that is greater than an outer diameter of said spool portion; and said collar portion and said spool portion being a one-piece sheet metal part.