Pinch detection sensor

A pinch detection sensor, for detecting an occurrence of a pinch during closing of a sliding door, comprising:

• a door front edge rubber member including a hollow portion inside, to be attached to a front edge portion of the sliding door in a closing movement direction of the sliding door;
• and
• a plurality of linear shape pressure sensing members accommodated in the hollow portion, each linear shape pressure sensing member comprising a tubular elastic body and respective conductor wires spaced apart from each other in an inner side of the tubular elastic body;
• wherein the door front edge rubber member includes, in the hollow portion, a plurality of housing spaces, which accommodate the plurality of linear shape pressure sensing members, respectively,
• wherein a length of each housing space of the plurality of housing spaces, in the width direction of the sliding door, in the closing movement direction of the sliding door, is greater than the diameter of each linear shape pressure sensing member of the plurality of linear shape pressure sensing members, and
• wherein movements of the linear shape pressure sensing members between the plurality of housing spaces are restricted by a partitioning portion, wherein the plurality of linear shape pressure sensing members are aligned in an alignment direction which intersects the closing moving direction of the sliding door and a longitudinal direction of the door front edge rubber member, and are not overlapped in the moving direction of the sliding door.