US4838499A
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Cable braking member for the drive of a safety belt retightener
Assignee: TRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH
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Filing: 1988-03-15
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Granted: 1989-06-13
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Expires: 2008-03-15
Abstract
Abstract The cable braking member for the drive of a safety belt retightener consists of three triangularly arranged stud-shaped obstructions between which the pulling cable is led. A progressing increase of the restraining force generated by the cable braking member is achieved in that the contacting faces of the stud-shaped obstructions are inclined at an angle of inclination of less than 90° to the guide plane of the pulling cable.
Inventors
- 👤 Artur Fohl
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 14:37
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R22/00; B60R22/34; B60R22/46; B60R22/4619; F; F16; F16G; F16G11/00; F16G11/04; F16G11/044; F16G11/046; B60R2022/468
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
141 words
In a safety belt retightener associated with a retractor and including a pulley coupled to the reel of the retractor, a linear drive and a pulling cable wrapped around said pulley and having a first end connected to the linear drive a cable braking member through which said pulling cable extends and which restrains movement of said pulling cable therethrough, said cable braking member comprising means defining a guide surface and a plurality of obstructions projecting from said guide surface, each of said obstructions having a contact surface for frictionally engaging said pulling cable, the contact surface on at least one of said obstructions including means for urging said pulling cable into frictional engagement with said guide surface, said means for urging comprising a cable contact face inclined at an angle of inclination of less than 90° to said guide surface.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
141 words
In a safety belt retightener associated with a retractor and including a pulley coupled to the reel of the retractor, a linear drive and a pulling cable wrapped around said pulley and having a first end connected to the linear drive a cable braking member through which said pulling cable extends and which restrains movement of said pulling cable therethrough, said cable braking member comprising means defining a guide surface and a plurality of obstructions projecting from said guide surface, each of said obstructions having a contact surface for frictionally engaging said pulling cable, the contact surface on at least one of said obstructions including means for urging said pulling cable into frictional engagement with said guide surface, said means for urging comprising a cable contact face inclined at an angle of inclination of less than 90° to said guide surface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
95 words
The cable braking member according to claim 1 comprising three obstructions which are disposed at the corners of a triangle and of which two thereof are arranged spaced from each other and the third of which is arranged opposite the space between the other two adjacent obstructions, wherein each of the contact surfaces on said two adjacent obstructions includes means for urging said pulling cable into frictional engagement with said guide surface, said means for urging comprising a cable contact face inclined at an angle of inclination of less than 90° to said guide surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The cable braking member according to claim 2, wherein said third obstruction has a cable contact face which is oriented perpendicularly to said guide surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The cable braking member according to claim 1, wherein the angle of inclination is substantially equal to 75°.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The cable braking member according to claim 2, wherein the three obstructions are formed as integral components, preferably by casting, with said means defining said guide surface.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The cable braking member according to claim 1, said cable being of steel and said obstructions are formed a relatively soft metal material compared with steel.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The cable braking member according to claim 6, wherein the material is a zinc alloy.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
The cable braking member according to claim 1, wherein the height of the obstructions is greater than the greatest cross-sectional dimension of the cable deformed under load to an oval cross-section.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
48 words
The cable braking member according to claim 1, wherein the cable in the running direction before and/or behind at least one of the obstructions is led through a guide wall which defines the entry and exit angle of the cable into and out of the cable braking member.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The cable braking member according to claim 9, wherein the guide wall terminates at a predetermined distance from the adjacent obstruction.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
42 words
The cable braking member according to claim 1, wherein the cable contacting faces adjoining the guide surface via a concave curved portion whose form is adapted to the cross-sectional form of the cable constrained between the obstructions but not subjected to tension.
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