Seat belt tension sensor

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6843143
APP PUB NO 20030226409A1
SERIAL NO

10250161

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A lever is adapted to rotate about a first pivot at a first location responsive to a tension load from a webbing applied to an attachment pivoted or arcuately slotted about a second location. Tension load is reacted by a spring against a reaction element, and is sensed by either a displacement sensor or a force sensor. The sensed load range can be limited by a stop that engages the lever. The anchor bolt can be utilized as a stop in cooperation with a slot in the lever, wherein the lever is adapted to rotate about a stud depending from the reaction element. A tang portion of the lever engages a slot of a slide, and the displacement of the slide caused by a rotation of the tang reacted by springs at the ends of the slide is measured by a magnetic field sensor on the reaction element in cooperation with a pair of magnets on the slide.

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  • AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LABORATORY, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Stanley, James G Novi, MI 39 1368
Steele, Ryan N Dearborn, MI 7 94
VanVoorhies, Kurt L Detour Village, MI 5 187

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