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Load sensing device for automobiles

US7293809B2 · kind B2 · utility

18Cited by
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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 10, 2005
Grant dateNov 13, 2007
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Expiry dateMay 22, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R21/34
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A load sensing device comprise an inner member provided at a front part of a vehicle and a load sensor provided at a position before a front of the inner member, in addition to an outer member and a load transfer member. The outer member is provided at the front part of the vehicle so as to be located more frontward than the load sensor so that a space is formed between the outer member and the load sensor. The outer member is in charge of allowing the load sensor to sense, via the outer member, a load applied to a front of the vehicle. The load transfer member, made of a hard material, is disposed adjacently to the load sensor within the space between the outer member and the load sensor. The load sensor is allowed to move along the inner member in the back-and-forth direction of the vehicle.

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