Vehicle occupant protection system including a device for sensing tension in seat belt webbing
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1. A vehicle occupant protection system comprising:
- seat belt webbing; and
a device coupled to the seat belt webbing for sensing tension in the seat belt webbing, the device outputting an electronic signal indicative of the tension in the seat belt webbing to a controller, the controller determining whether to actuate a protection device, the device being decoupled from the seat belt webbing in response to the tension in the seat belt webbing exceeding a predetermined threshold.
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Abstract
A vehicle occupant protection system (10) includes seat belt webbing (18) and a device (64) coupled to the seat belt webbing (18) for sensing tension in the seat belt webbing (18). The device (64) is decoupled from the seat belt webbing (18) in response to the tension in the seat belt webbing (18) exceeding a predetermined threshold.
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21 Claims
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1. A vehicle occupant protection system comprising:
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seat belt webbing; and a device coupled to the seat belt webbing for sensing tension in the seat belt webbing, the device outputting an electronic signal indicative of the tension in the seat belt webbing to a controller, the controller determining whether to actuate a protection device, the device being decoupled from the seat belt webbing in response to the tension in the seat belt webbing exceeding a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A vehicle occupant protection system comprising:
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seat belt webbing; a device coupled to the seat belt webbing for sensing tension in the seat belt webbing, the device being decoupled from the seat belt webbing in response to the tension in the seat belt webbing exceeding a predetermined threshold, the device having a loop of material configured to tear when the tension in the seat belt webbing exceeds the predetermined threshold.
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8. A vehicle occupant protection system comprising:
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seat belt webbing; an anchor, the seat belt webbing being secured to the anchor, tension in the seat belt webbing being transferred to the anchor; and a device for sensing tension in the seat belt webbing, the device including first and second attachment portions and a sensor portion that is interposed between the first and second attachment portions, the first and second attachment portions of the device being secured to the seat belt webbing so that a portion of the seat belt webbing extends loosely between the first and second attachment portions, the device being subjected to the tension in the seat belt webbing, the sensor portion of the device sensing the tension and providing an electronic tension signal indicative of the sensed tension to a controller for determining whether to actuate a protection device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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