摘要 |
A seat belt retractor comprises a frame including a pair of opposite side walls and a rear wall extending between the side walls, a seat belt take-up reel extending between the side walls of the frame, a first gripping member mounted to the rear wall of the frame to grip a seat belt, a shaft extending between the side walls of the frame, a second gripping member having a support hole at one end to receive the shaft whereby the second gripping member is pivotal supported by the frame, the second gripping member being rotated between a position where the other, free end of the second gripping member is overlapped with the first gripping member and a position remote from the first gripping member, operating means for moving the second gripping member to overlap with the first gripping member in emergency situations of a vehicle, a guide made of synthetic resin and mounted to the frame to guide the seat belt in a region where the seat belt is gripped between the first and second gripping members, and a metallic reinforcing member extending between the side walls of the frame and located between the region and the reel to resist a force applied from the seat belt to a portion of the guide remote from the rear wall of the frame.
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