Device for force limitation in a vehicle occupant restraint system
First Claim
1. A device for force limitation, with an annular housing in which a guide path is formed, with a carrier arranged inside said housing concentrically therewith, which is rotatable relative to said housing, and with a traction means which is secured on said carrier, extends along a part of its length in said guide path and can be withdrawn from said guide path by rotation of said carrier relative to said housing and can be wound onto said carrier, said guide path being defined by a duct with constant cross-section, which extends in a winding line said duct including a plurality of radially inwardly and outwardly directed bend.
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Abstract
A device for force limitation with an annular housing in which a guide path is formed, comprises a carrier arranged inside the housing concentrically therewith, which is rotatable relative to the housing, and a traction means which is secured on the carrier, extends along a part of its length in the guide path and can be withdrawn from the guide path by rotation of the carrier relative to the housing and can be wound onto the the carrier.
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- 1. A device for force limitation, with an annular housing in which a guide path is formed, with a carrier arranged inside said housing concentrically therewith, which is rotatable relative to said housing, and with a traction means which is secured on said carrier, extends along a part of its length in said guide path and can be withdrawn from said guide path by rotation of said carrier relative to said housing and can be wound onto said carrier, said guide path being defined by a duct with constant cross-section, which extends in a winding line said duct including a plurality of radially inwardly and outwardly directed bend.
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9. A device for force limitation, with an annular housing in which a guide path is formed, with a carrier arranged inside said housing concentrically therewith, which is rotatable relative to said housing, and with a traction means which is secured on said carrier, extends along a part of its length in said guide path and can be withdrawn from said guide path by rotation of said carrier relative to said housing and can be wound onto said carrier, the device being arranged on a belt retractor for a vehicle safety belt, said housing having a locking toothing adapted to be engaged by a locking catch of said belt retractor, a torsion rod being provided having two ends, one of said ends being connected non-rotatably to said carrier and the other end being connected non-rotatably to a belt spool of said belt retractor.
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