Vehicle safety
Functional description of front belt tensioner
The belt tensioner is activated by balls moun-
ted in a feed tube.
When the belt tensioner is triggered, a pyro-
technical propellant charge ignites. It sets the
balls in motion and drives them into the ball
retainer via a gearwheel.
The belt reeling device is driven by the kinetic
energy of the balls, thus reeling in the belt.
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Propellant charge
Belt reeling device
Ball retainer
Mechanical trigger unit
Belt
Feed tube
SSP 192/124
Gearwheel
SSP 192/125