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Mass in liquid vehicular crash sensor

  • US 3,889,130 A
  • Filed: 06/04/1973
  • Issued: 06/10/1975
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/04/1973
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A crash sensor for sensing acceleration above a predetermined acceleration threshold of a vehicle having a normally inactive passenger restraint system and Means for actuating said system, said sensor comprising a housing having a wall defining a chamber;

  • a sensing mass occupying said chamber, the crosssectional dimension of said chamber being greater than the corresponding dimension of said mass to provide an annular clearance between said mass and said wall and the longitudinal dimension of said chamber being greater than the corresponding dimension of said mass whereby said mass is enabled to move in a direction longitudinally of said chamber, said mass having a passage extending therethrough in the direction of longitudinal movement thereof;

    a liquid having kinematic viscosity lower than 100 centistokes at 70* F. and together with said mass substantially filling said chamber whereby the liquid may flow through said passage and said clearance operating means including means carried by said mass and responsive to predetermined movement of said mass in one direction to operate said actuating means; and

    biasing means acting on said mass and disabling said movement thereof in said one direction until said predetermined acceleration threshold is exceeded.

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