Pass through seat restraint tension sensing assembly

A pass through seat restraint tension sensing assembly for a seat restraint system in a vehicle comprising:

• an upper housing member and a lower housing member cooperating with said upper housing member for allowing belt webbing of the seat restraint system to pass therethrough;
• at least one spring mounted on said lower housing member;
• and
• at least one magnet mounted on said lower housing member;
• a Hall effect sensor mounted on said lower housing member and cooperable with said at least one magnet;
• and
• a movable actuator mounted on said lower housing member and cooperable with the belt webbing and said at least one spring to move said at least one magnet relative to said Hall effect sensor to indicate a tension level in the seat restraint system.

A seat restraint system for a vehicle comprising:

• a seat restraint webbing;
• a housing for allowing said seat restraint webbing to pass therethrough;
• a plurality of springs disposed in said housing;
• and
• a plurality of magnets disposed in said housing;
• a Hall effect sensor disposed in said housing and cooperable with said magnets;
• and
• a movable actuator disposed in said housing and cooperable with said seat restraint webbing and said springs to move said magnets relative to said Hall effect sensor to indicate a tension level in the seat restraint system.