Seat belt retractor and seat belt apparatus
First Claim
1. A seat belt retractor to be installed in a vehicle comprising:
- an electric motor;
a spool capable of winding a seat belt for occupant restraint in association with a driving of the electric motor; and
a controller for controlling the electric motor,wherein a starting condition is defined by a state of the seat belt relative to a vehicle occupant and a state of a vehicle door corresponding to the seat belt,wherein, in cases where the starting condition is satisfied, the controller is configured to control rotation of the spool in a belt winding direction such that rotation of the spool is varied according to a satisfaction pattern of the starting condition, andwherein the satisfaction pattern comprises the state of the vehicle door being changed from a closed state to an open state and the state of the seat belt after the state of the vehicle door has changed from the closed state to the open state.
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Abstract
The disclosed seat belt retractor and seat belt apparatus may comprise: an electric motor; a spool that is capable of winding and unwinding a seat belt for occupant restraint in association with the driving of the electric motor; and a controller for controlling the electric motor. A starting condition can be defined by the state of the seat belt relative to a vehicle occupant and the state of a vehicle door corresponding to the seat belt and, in cases where a starting condition is satisfied, the controller can be configured to control the electric motor to rotate in the belt winding direction such that the motor output of the electric motor is varied according to a satisfaction pattern of the starting condition.
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1. A seat belt retractor to be installed in a vehicle comprising:
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an electric motor; a spool capable of winding a seat belt for occupant restraint in association with a driving of the electric motor; and a controller for controlling the electric motor, wherein a starting condition is defined by a state of the seat belt relative to a vehicle occupant and a state of a vehicle door corresponding to the seat belt, wherein, in cases where the starting condition is satisfied, the controller is configured to control rotation of the spool in a belt winding direction such that rotation of the spool is varied according to a satisfaction pattern of the starting condition, and wherein the satisfaction pattern comprises the state of the vehicle door being changed from a closed state to an open state and the state of the seat belt after the state of the vehicle door has changed from the closed state to the open state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A seat belt apparatus to be installed in a vehicle comprising:
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a seat belt for occupant restraint adapted to be worn by a vehicle occupant; an electric motor; a spool capable of winding the seat belt in association with a driving of the electric motor; a controller for controlling the electric motor; a seat belt buckle adapted to be fixed to the vehicle; a tongue attached to the seat belt and is latched to the seat belt buckle when the seat belt is worn; and a detection sensor for detecting that the tongue is latched to the seat belt buckle, wherein a starting condition is defined by a state of the seat belt relative to the vehicle occupant and a state of a vehicle door corresponding to the seat belt, wherein in cases where the starting condition is satisfied, the controller is configured to determine whether or not the seat belt is worn by the vehicle occupant based on information detected by the detection sensor, wherein the controller is configured to control rotation of the spool in a belt winding direction such that the rotation of the spool is varied according to a satisfaction pattern of the starting condition, and wherein the satisfaction pattern of the starting condition comprises the state of the vehicle door being changed from a closed state to an open state and the state of the seat belt after the state of the vehicle door has changed from the closed state to the open state. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A vehicle with a seat belt apparatus comprising:
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a seat belt apparatus comprising a seat belt retractor, wherein the seat belt retractor comprises; an electric motor; a spool capable of winding a seat belt for occupant restraint in association with a driving of the electric motor; and a controller for controlling the electric motor, wherein a starting condition is defined by a state of the seat belt relative to a vehicle occupant and a state of a vehicle door corresponding to the seat belt, wherein in cases where the starting condition is satisfied, the controller is configured to control rotation of the spool in a belt winding direction such that the rotation of the spool is varied according to a satisfaction pattern of the starting condition, wherein the seat belt apparatus is accommodated in an accommodating space in the vehicle, and wherein the satisfaction pattern of the starting condition is defined the state of the vehicle door being changed from a closed state to an open state and the state of the seat belt after the state of the vehicle door has changed from the closed state to the open state. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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