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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert P. Pettypiece, Jr., Lakeland, FL (US);
Tex K. Monroe, Deltona, FL (US);
Timothy Ilyes, Lakeland, FL (US);
Assignee:
Key Safety Systems, Inc., Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 3/48 ; G01P 3/36 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 3/48 ; G01P 3/36 ;
Abstract
An airbag deployment sensor has a cartridge containing a quantity of tape one end of which is attached to the inside surface of an airbag cushion. Deployment of the cushion pulls tape from the cartridge at a rate that is monitored by transmitting light through the tape, or by detecting the presence of metalized, or magnetic shielding portions, of the tape.