A seatbelt apparatus includes an electric motor 20 for winding a seatbelt
12, and a microcomputer 30 for controlling the electric motor 20. The
microcomputer 30 controls the electric motor 20 so as to wind the
seatbelt 12 at a winding load which increases to a first winding load at
a first rising gradient when collision is detected using a detected
length and a detected vehicle velocity by a length sensor 41 and a
vehicle velocity sensor 42. The microcomputer 30 controls the electric
motor 20 so as to wind the seatbelt 12 at a winding load which increases
to a second winding load which is larger than the first winding load at a
second rising gradient which is larger than the first rising gradient
when an emergency braking operation is detected by detection signal from
a brake switch 43. Therefore, the seatbelt can be wound at a winding mode
and a winding load which can protect a passenger without giving much
feeling of discomfort.