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US 7,007,976 B2Granted
Seatbelt lock casing with an integrated force-sensing device
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsJohannes Ante, Dorin Diaconu, Leif Reinhold
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Abstract
Seatbelt lock casing with an integrated force-sensing device for measuring a belt tensile force acting on a seatbelt lock, containing a moving anchor that protrudes through an opening formed in a front wall of the casing and has a stop that restricts the movement of the anchor from the casing against an elastic support operating between the casing and anchor, and a sensor attached to the casing for registering the position of the moving anchor.
Claims12
A seatbelt lock unit having an integrated force-sensing device adapted to measure a belt tensile force acting on a seatbelt lock, comprising:
- a seatbelt lock casing having an opening formed in a front wall thereof;
- a movable anchor at least partially protruding through said opening and having a flange-shaped stop forming a step arranged and constructed to contact the inside of the front wall of the casing around said opening so as to restricts the movement of the anchor within the casing;
- an elastic support normally urging the movable anchor away from the front wall of the casing;
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- a sensor attached to the casing and being arranged and constructed to detect the position of the movable anchor.
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