BELT RETRACTOR FOR A VEHICLE SAFETY BELT

The invention relates to a belt retractor () for a vehicle seat belt system, comprising a frame (), a belt reel () which is rotatably arranged within the frame (), and a locking system which can lock the belt reel in a webbing-sensitive manner, wherein the locking system includes an inertia pawl () which per se co-rotates with the belt reel () and is pivotable from a home position in which the belt reel is freely rotatable about a pivot axis (S) to a locking position, characterized in that a means to trigger pivoting of the inertia pawl () is provided which is responsive to exceeding a predetermined centrifugal force.