| 摘要 |
A buckle pretensioner for a vehicle safety restraint comprising a buckle head (1) for receiving a buckle tongue to secure safety restraint webbing about a vehicle occupant in a three-point belt system; a cable (2) connected to the buckle head (1); and device (7) for rapidly withdrawing the cable in a belt tightening direction, the withdrawing device (7) comprising a force reservoir (8), and driving mechanism (6), and being of a compact construction through the use of set-up gearing (3,4) to magnify linear movement produced by the force reservoir (8) which may be a pyrotechnic gas generator or a spring. The driving mechanism (8) may be a piston-cylinder (6,8) or a rack and pinion. The gearing may comprise a pulley arrangement (3,4). Alternatively a roots motor or a gear pump could be used.
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