Impact detecting apparatus
AssigneeAisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKoji Ito, Toshiro Maeda, Soichiro Masuda, Kazuya Tanaka
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Abstract
An impact detecting apparatus has a housing having a conical slope therein and a ball located on the conical slope. A shaft is located within the housing and movably supported on the housing for striking the ball with one end. A fixed electrode is located within the housing and a movable electrode is located near the fixed electrode. The movable electrode electrically connects with the fixed electrode. A lever is rotatably and slidably supported within the housing. One end of the lever is able to push the movable electrode and the other end of the lever is able to contact with the shaft. A spring urges the shaft for striking the ball.
Claims6
An impact detecting apparatus comprising:
- a housing having a conical slope therein;
- a ball located on the conical slope;
- a shaft located within the housing and movably supported in the housing for striking the ball with one end;
- a fixed electrode located within the housing;
- a movable electrode located near the fixed electrode, the movable electrode electrically connecting with the fixed electrode;
- a lever rotatably and slidably supported within the housing, one end of the lever being able to push the movable electrode and the other end of the lever being able to contact the shaft;
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- a spring urging the shaft for striking the ball.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.