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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1998
Michael E. O'Boyle, Brighton, MI (US);
Automotive Systems Laboratory, Inc., Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A Villari effect seatbelt tension sensor comprises a sensor housing having a sensor chamber therein. A first end of the sensor housing has a plurality of pull rod holes therein for acceptance of a plurality of pull rods . A Villari effect sensor comprising a magnetostrictive sensor rod is disposed axially within the sensor chamber and abuts the first end of the sensor housing . A plunger is disposed within the sensor chamber and is slidably movable therein. One end of the pull rods is secured to the plunger . A spring is disposed between the plunger and a second end of the sensor rod to bias the sensor rod toward the first end of the sensor housing