Sensor assembly for a movable seat
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsRolf Diemer, Günther Grübler, Gottfried Nienhaus, Roland Grieser, Daniel Coles
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Abstract
A slide assembly includes a first member and a second member support for movement relative to the first member. The slide assembly also includes a sensor supported on one of the first member and the second member and a target supported on the other of the first member and the second member. The sensor generates a signal when the target is within a detection bounds. The slide assembly is characterized in that cooperating guides are supported relative to the sensor and the target and are engageable with one another to maintain a predetermined alignment between the sensor and the target.
Claims18
An assembly comprising:
- a first member;
- a second member supported for movement throughout first and second ranges of positions relative to the first member;
- a sensor supported on one of the first member and the second member;
- and
- a target supported on the other of the first member and the second member;
- wherein the sensor generates a signal when the target is within a detection bounds;
- characterized in that cooperating guides are supported relative to the sensor and the target and are engageable with one another when the first and second members are in the first range of positions to maintain a predetermined alignment between the sensor and the target and are not engageable with one another when the first and second members are in the second range of positions.
An assembly comprising:
- a first member;
- a second member supported for movement relative to the first member;
- a sensor supported on the first member;
- cooperating guides supported relative to the sensor and the target and engageable with one another to move the target relative to the second member in order to maintain a gap between the sensor and the target within a predetermined distance when the target is within a detection bounds;
- and
- a target supported on the second member and able to move relative to the second member;
- wherein the sensor generates a signal when the target is within the detection bounds.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.