Vehicle occupant sensing system having a retention member for a biasing member
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsFaisal K. Sallam, Novy A. Medallo, Oliver J. Young
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Abstract
A vehicle occupant sensing system for detecting a condition of a vehicle seat assembly that includes at least one base and at least one upper slide member supported for movement toward and away from the base. The upper slide member is movable in response to the condition of the vehicle seat assembly. The vehicle occupant sensing system further includes at least one biasing member for biasing the upper slide member away from the base. At least one of the base and the upper slide member includes at least one retention member that is adapted for retaining the biasing member. The vehicle occupant sensing system may be employed in a vehicle seat to detect a condition of the vehicle seat.
Claims8
A vehicle occupant sensing system for detecting a condition of a vehicle seat assembly comprising:
- at least one base;
- at least one upper slide member supported for movement toward and away from said base and moveable generally along a longitudinal axis A in response to the condition of the vehicle seat assembly;
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- at least one biasing member adapted for biasing said upper slide member away from said base, said upper slide member including a retainer, said emitter disposed within said retainer and a plurality of retention members evenly spaced about the axis of the upper slide member and extending radially away from the outer surface of said retainer, said plurality of retention members interacting with said biasing member so as to retain said biasing member.
A vehicle seat assembly comprising:
- a seat cushion with a lower surface;
- a vehicle occupant sensing system disposed adjacent said lower surface of said seat cushion, said vehicle occupant sensing system including at least one base, at least one upper slide member supported for movement toward and away from said base and moveable generally along a longitudinal axis A in response to the condition of the vehicle seat assembly, and at least one biasing member adapted for biasing said upper slide member away from said base, said upper slide member including a retainer, said emitter disposed within said retainer and a plurality of retention members evenly spaced about the axis of the upper slide member and extending radially away from the outer surface of said retainer, said plurality of retention members interacting with said biasing member so as to retain said biasing member.
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