Patent ID: 8292209

Claim:
A webbing retractor comprising: a take-up shaft around which a webbing for restraining a vehicle occupant is taken-up; a motor side rotating body that is rotated due to rotation of a motor being transmitted thereto; a take-up shaft side rotating body that is provided so as to be able to rotate relative to the motor side rotating body, and that rotates the take-up shaft due to rotation of the take-up shaft side rotating body being transmitted to the take-up shaft; a connecting member that has an elastically deforming portion engaging with an engaging portion provided at one of the motor side rotating body or the take-up shaft side rotating body, and that connects the motor side rotating body with the take-up shaft side rotating body, and, when relative rotational force is applied between the motor side rotating body and the take-up shaft side rotating body, the elastically deforming portion elastically deforms and engagement of the elastically deforming portion with the engaging portion is released, and connection between the motor side rotating body and the take-up shaft side rotating body is thereby released; and an elastic member that is separate from the elastically deforming portion of the connecting member and that, when compressed, urges the elastically deforming portion toward a side of engaging with the engaging portion.