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Patent Number
Patent Inventor Names
Koji Tanaka0
Date of Patent
April 14, 2009
0Patent Application Number
114444270
Date Filed
June 1, 2006
0Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
The disclosed seat belt retractor and seat belt apparatus may be used to provide a technology effective for reducing the risk of making a vehicle occupant uncomfortable with regard to the seat belt winding action. A seat belt retractor and seat belt apparatus may comprise an electric motor, a spool capable of winding and unwinding a seat belt for occupant restraint, and a controller configured to perform a control mode in which the electric motor is controlled to rotate in a belt winding direction based on the status of a wearing of the seat belt on a vehicle occupant and the status of a vehicle door corresponding to the seat belt.
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