Patent ID: 6065811
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A belt retractor which is mounted within a fold-down type backrest which can be latched to a vehicle body in an upright position by a lock, the backrest being able to be dislatched by means of an actuator coupled to said lock, said retractor including a frame, a belt reel rotatably mounted in said frame, and a belt wound up on said belt reel, a blocking mechanism coupled to said belt reel for blocking said belt reel non-rotatably to said frame, and a connecting means coupling said lock to said blocking mechanism, said blocking mechanism being activated by said connecting means as long as said backrest is not locked in the upright position by latching action of said lock so that no belt webbing can be withdrawn from said belt reel, said belt reel having ratchet teeth, and said blocking mechanism having an actuating finger which is coupled to said lock by a cable and which has a stop member which can be brought into engagement between said belt reel ratchet teeth and said frame.