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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1998
Kazunori Sakamoto, Chiryu, JP;
Tateki Kawamura, Nagoya, JP;
Tsutomu Takeuchi, Gamagori, JP;
Koichi Fujita, Toyota, JP;
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
An acceleration detecting device includes a hollow housing having a side wall, a bottom wall and an opening and a cover closing the opening of the hollow housing. A weight is pivotally mounted in the hollow housing to be rotated about a locus in response to an applied acceleration. Also positioned within the housing is a contact assembly to be electrically-closed by the rotated weight. A plastic main body is held in the hollow housing along the side wall to support the contact assembly and keep the contact assembly spaced from the locus of the weight during the rotation of the weight. The plastic main body which supports the contact assembly may have a wider support along the side wall of the hollow housing, which is independent from fixture of the cover. Therefore, the contact assembly may be supported by the hollow housing through the main body in a more reliable manner. Further, the weight may rotate without any interference to the contact assembly because the contact assembly is kept off the locus of the weight.