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  "description": "A seat belt retractor is provided which has gearing between a spindle (5) for the belt webbing (1) and the spring (9) which controls withdrawal of the belt webbing (1) from the casing (10) of the retractor. The gearing preferably comprises a spur gear (15) on the belt spindle (5), a further spur…",
  "path": "/patents/1112579",
  "publishedAt": "2001-06-06T00:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "at://did:plc:oql6ds5vnff4ugar6rruliwd/site.standard.publication/3mn3ohu7oxx5w",
  "tags": [
    "B60R22/44",
    "TENSATOR LTD [GB]"
  ],
  "textContent": "A seat belt retractor is provided which has gearing between a spindle (5) for the belt webbing (1) and the spring (9) which controls withdrawal of the belt webbing (1) from the casing (10) of the retractor. The gearing preferably comprises a spur gear (15) on the belt spindle (5), a further spur gear (23) on a stub shaft (11) for the spring and two further idler spur gears (17,19) integral with one another and meshing respectively with the first (15) and fourth (23) spur gears. By providing a reduction gearing, only a central portion of the working torque curve of the spring is used during the full retraction of the belt webbing (1) from the retractor.",
  "title": "Seat belt retractor tension reducing mechanism"
}