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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2002
George B. Wolfe, Plymouth, MI (US);
Charles E. Steffens, Jr., Washington, MI (US);
Nick Smith, Southfield, MI (US);
Donald J. Chomic, Whitmore Lake, MI (US);
Todd R. Elkins-Trottier, Canton, MI (US);
Other;
Abstract
An assembly ( ) is used in a vehicle having a seat ( ) for a vehicle occupant and a vehicle floor pan ( ) for supporting the vehicle seat ( ). The assembly ( ) includes a vehicle seat frame ( ) for supporting a load of the vehicle occupant in the vehicle seat ( ), a sensor ( ) for sensing the load of the vehicle occupant, and a housing ( ) for transmitting the load of the vehicle occupant to the vehicle floor pan ( ). The sensor ( ) provides an output signal indicative of the amount of the load of the vehicle occupant. The housing ( ) encloses the sensor ( ) to protect the sensor ( ).