Seat belt latch sensor

US5672916A · kind A · utility

Assignees

• Morton International, Inc. · US
• Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Bernard Mattes · Sachsenheim, DE
• Hartmut Schumacher · Freiberg, DE
• Werner Nitschke · Ditzingen, DE
• Ralf Henne · Sachsenheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 8, 1996
• Grant date: Sep 30, 1997
• Expiry date: Feb 8, 2016

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R2022/4891
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

In an electronic device, in particular a piece of safety equipment for vehicle occupants, a switching element (13) which characterizes the operational position of an insertable seat belt is connected in parallel with a firing element (10, 11). The switching element (13) has a break contact which is broken when the seat belt is activated correctly.