Patent ID: 7484764

Claim:
A frame for a safety belt retractor, comprising: a rear wall ( 12 ); a fastening section which provides for fastening said frame ( 10 ) to a section ( 22 ) of a component which is fixed to a vehicle and pre-positioning said frame ( 10 ) on said section ( 22 ), said fastening section being a tongue ( 16 ) formed integrally with said rear wall ( 12 ) and being a bent part of said rear wall ( 12 ); a receiving space ( 26 ) formed between said tongue ( 16 ) and said rear wall ( 12 ), said receiving space ( 26 ) being able to receive said section ( 22 ) of said component which is fixed to said vehicle, whereby said frame ( 10 ) is pre-positioned on said component which is fixed to said vehicle; and a thread portion ( 18 ) provided on said fastening section of said frame ( 10 ), said thread portion ( 18 ) being in alignment with an opening ( 20 ) in said rear wall ( 12 ).