Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00026:front:0:p9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00026
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 27753–30901

independently of or jointly with the strap and forming part of a belt assembly.
              2.14. Retractor
               Device to accommodate part or the whole of the strap of a safety-belt.
              2.14.1. Non-locking retractor (type 1)
               A retractor from which the strap is extracted to its full length by a small external force and which provides no adjustment for the length of the extracted strap.
              2.14.2. Manually unlocking retractor (type 2)
               A retractor requiring the manual operation of a device by the user to unlock the retractor in order to obtain the desired strap extraction and which locks automatically when the said operation ceases.
              2.14.3. Automatically locking retractor (type 3)
               A retractor allowing extraction of the strap to the desired length and which, when the buckle is fastened, automatically adjusts the strap to the wearer. Further extraction of the strap is prevented without voluntary intervention by the wearer.
              2.14.4. Emergency locking retractor (type 4)
               A retractor which during normal driving conditions does not restrict the freedom of movement by the wearer of the safety-belt. Such a device has length adjusting components which automatically adjust the strap to the wearer and a locking mechanism actuated in an emergency by:
              2.14.4.1. Deceleration of the vehicle (single sensitivity).
              2.14.4.2. A combination of deceleration of the vehicle, movement of the webbing or any other automatic means (multiple sensitivity).
              2.14.5. Emergency locking retractor with higher response threshold (type 4N)
               A retractor of the type defined in paragraph 2.14.4., but having special properties as regards its use in vehicles of categories M2, M3, N1, N2 and N3.[3]
              2.14.6. Belt adjustment device for height
               A device enabling the position in height of the upper pillar loop (directly connected to the vehicle or the rigid seat structure) of a belt to be adjusted according to the requirements of the individual wearer and the position of the seat. Such a device may be considered as a part of the belt or a part of the anchorage of the belt.
              2.14.7. "Flexible shoulder adjustment device for height"
              A device for adjusting to the shoulder height of the individual wearer, where the adjusting part is not directly attached to the vehicle construction (e.g. pillar) or the seat construction (e.g. the rigid seat structure), but where the adjusting of the shoulder part:
              (a) Is realized via shifting over a flexible construction; and
              (b) Is not interfering the routing of the lap belt.
              2.15. Belt anchorages
               Parts of the vehicles structure or seat structure or any other part of the vehicle to which the safety-belt assemblies are to be secured.
              2.16. Vehicle type as regards safety-belts and restraint systems
               Category of power-driven vehicles which do not differ in such essential respects as the dimensions, lines