COMPRESSIVE VILLARI EFFECT SEATBELT TENSION SENSOR
First Claim
1. A seatbelt tension sensor comprising:
- a sensor housing having a sensor chamber therein, a first end having a plurality of pull rod holes therein, and a seatbelt orifice opposite the first end for acceptance of said seatbelt;
an axially movable plunger disposed within the sensor chamber;
a plurality of pull rods extending through the pull rod holes of said sensor housing secured at a first end to said plunger and secured at a second end to a pull rod head having a mounting hole therein;
a Villari effect sensor disposed axially within the sensor chamber having a first end abutting the first end of said sensor housing, and;
a spring disposed between said Villari effect sensor and said plunger for biasing said Villari effect sensor towards said sensor housing first end.
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Abstract
A Villari effect seatbelt tension sensor 10 comprises a sensor housing 30 having a sensor chamber 32 therein. A first end 34 of the sensor housing 30 has a plurality of pull rod holes 36 therein for acceptance of a plurality of pull rods 60. A Villari effect sensor 20 comprising a magnetostrictive sensor rod 22 is disposed axially within the sensor chamber 32 and abuts the first end 34 of the sensor housing 30. A plunger 40 is disposed within the sensor chamber 32 and is slidably movable therein. One end of the pull rods 60 is secured to the plunger 40. A spring 50 is disposed between the plunger 40 and a second end 26 of the sensor rod 22 to bias the sensor rod 22 toward the first end 34 of the sensor housing 30.
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1. A seatbelt tension sensor comprising:
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a sensor housing having a sensor chamber therein, a first end having a plurality of pull rod holes therein, and a seatbelt orifice opposite the first end for acceptance of said seatbelt;
an axially movable plunger disposed within the sensor chamber;
a plurality of pull rods extending through the pull rod holes of said sensor housing secured at a first end to said plunger and secured at a second end to a pull rod head having a mounting hole therein;
a Villari effect sensor disposed axially within the sensor chamber having a first end abutting the first end of said sensor housing, and;
a spring disposed between said Villari effect sensor and said plunger for biasing said Villari effect sensor towards said sensor housing first end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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