Title: Motor vehicle safety devices

Abstract: A vehicle safety belt system includes a spring rewind belt retractor reel provided with a solenoid actuated brake and a network controlled by an inertia switch to brake the reel by the energization or deenergization of the solenoid and to maintain the reel in a braked condition an adjustable time interval following the deactuation of the inertia switch. The network includes a solid state Darlington switch having across its input a memory capacitor which is charged by the actuation of the inertia switch and a relay across its output which controls the brake solenoid.

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Inventors: Takada, Takezo (Hikone, JA)

Application Number: 442935
Filing Date: 1974-02-15
Publication_date: 1976-01-13
Assignee: Takata Kojyo Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JA)
Primary Class(es): 297/477 180/268, 280/806
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

2705529	Apr, 1955	Bull	280/150.
2708966	May, 1955	Davis	280/150.
2825581	Mar, 1958	Knight	280/150.
3178136	Apr, 1965	Bayer	242/107.
3450414	Jun, 1969	Kobori	280/150.
3458772	Jul, 1969	Egart	317/141.
3610361	Oct, 1971	Pringle	180/82.
3825205	Jul, 1974	Takada	242/107.

Other Refs:
Primary Examiner: Wood, Jr., M. H.
Assistant Examiner: Silverstrim, John P.
Attorney: Wolder & Gross