Seat occupant sensor with stopper mechanism
US6952975B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60N2230/30
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A seat occupant sensor for use in automotive occupant restraint systems. The sensor has a sensing plate cantilevered by a stationary part installed on a vehicle body to be bent upon application of a weight load of an occupant on a seat. The sensor is equipped with a stopper mechanism which works to stop the sensing plate from bending out of a predetermined range in which the sensing plate is allowed to undergo a maximum bending stress within a bending stress limit of the sensing plate, thereby avoiding undesirable deflection or fracture of the sensing plate.
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