Patent ID: 6598823
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A seatbelt retractor comprising:a spool for spooling a webbing; a motor for driving the spool to rotate in a direction to spool the webbing; a power transmission structure for transmitting the rotational driving force of the motor to the spool; a circuit board provided with a circuit for controlling the rotation of the motor and connectors for feeding current; a rotational direction determining unit for determining the rotational direction of the spool; and a retainer for mounting the motor, the power transmission structure, the circuit board, and the rotational direction determining unit on a surface thereof; and, an outer cover mounted on the retainer to cover the surface of the retainer including the power transmission structure, the circuit board, and the rotational direction determining unit; and wherein the rotational direction determining unit comprises a limit switch mounted on the circuit board via a resilient member.