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US 8,397,581 B2Granted
Pinch sensor with door seal
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsJoseph Patrick Ruby, III, Yoshitomo Ihashi
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Abstract
A sensor apparatus may include an attachment member operatively attached to a closure member of an associated vehicle, a sensor housing substantially enclosing an associated pinching sensor, a neck portion connecting the sensor housing to the attachment member, and a seal extending from the neck portion and contacting a body portion of the associated vehicle when the closure member is in a closed position.
Claims20
A sensor apparatus comprising:
- an attachment member defining an interior having a plurality of ribs, the attachment member including substantially parallel first and second side members and a base member substantially perpendicular to the first and second side members, wherein the attachment member is adapted to receive a portion of a closure member of an associated vehicle within the interior;
- a sensor housing defining an interior and substantially enclosing an associated pinching sensor within the interior, the sensor housing adjacent the base member of the attachment member, the sensor housing located substantially equidistant from the two side members of the attachment member;
- a neck portion connecting the sensor housing to a bottom portion of the attachment member, the neck portion including substantially more material on a first side of the neck portion than on a second side of the neck portion, wherein the ratio of a width of the first side of the neck portion to a width of the second side of the neck portion is between 1.2 and 2.5, wherein the ratio of a width of the interior of the sensor housing to the width of the first side of the neck portion is between 0.8 and 1.8;
- and
- a seal extending from the first side of the neck portion, wherein a distal end of the seal contacts a body portion of the associated vehicle when the closure member is in a closed position.
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A sensor apparatus comprising:
- an attachment member defining an interior having a plurality of ribs, the attachment member including substantially parallel first and second side members and a base member substantially perpendicular to the first and second side members, wherein the attachment member is adapted to receive a portion of a closure member of an associated vehicle within the interior;
- a sensor housing defining an interior and substantially enclosing an associated pinching sensor within the interior, the sensor housing adjacent the base member of the attachment member, the sensor housing located substantially equidistant from the two side members of the attachment member;
- a neck portion connecting the sensor housing to a bottom portion of the attachment member, the neck portion including substantially more material on a first side of the neck portion than on a second side of the neck portion;
- and,
- a seal extending from the first side of the neck portion, wherein a distal end of the seal contacts a body portion of the associated vehicle when the closure member is in a closed position;
- wherein the sensor comprises at least one of the following:
- (a) the ratio of the width of the first side of the neck portion to the width of the second side of the neck portion is between 1.2 and 2.0;
- (b) the ratio of the width of the first side of the neck portion to the width of the second side of the neck portion is between 1.5 and 2.0;
- (c) the ratio of the width of the first side of the neck portion to the width of the second side of the neck portion is between 1.6 and 1.8;
- (d) the ratio of the width of the interior of the sensor housing to the width of the firs side of the neck portion is between 1.0 and 1.6;
- (e) the ratio of the width of the interior of the sensor housing to the width of the first side of the neck portion is between 1.2 and 1.5;
- and,
- (f) the ratio of the width of the interior of the sensor housing to the width of the first side of the neck portion is between 1.3 and 1.5.
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A sensor apparatus comprising:
- an attachment member defining an interior having a plurality of ribs, the attachment member including substantially parallel first and second side members and a base member substantially perpendicular to the first and second side members, wherein the attachment member is adapted to receive a portion of a closure member of an associated vehicle within the interior;
- a sensor housing defining an interior and substantially enclosing an associated pinching sensor within the interior, the sensor housing adjacent the base member of the attachment member, the sensor housing located substantially equidistant from the two side members of the attachment member;
- a neck portion connecting the sensor housing to a bottom portion of the attachment member, the neck portion including substantially more material on a first side of the neck portion than on a second side of the neck portion, wherein the ratio of a width of the first side of the neck portion to a width of the second side of the neck portion is at least 1.2, wherein the ratio of a width of the interior of the sensor housing to the width of the first side of the neck portion is at least 0.8;
- and,
- a seal extending from the first side of the neck portion, wherein a distal end of the seal contacts a body portion of the associated vehicle when the closure member is in a closed position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.