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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2003
Jose L Almaraz, Chihuahua, MX;
Samuel Roland Palfenier, El Paso, TX (US);
Arquimedes Godoy, Chihuahua, MX;
Jose L Almaraz, Chihuahua, MX;
Samuel Roland Palfenier, El Paso, TX (US);
Arquimedes Godoy, Chihuahua, MX;
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A seat belt tension sensor assembly includes a housing, a slider slidably received within the housing, wherein the slider is configured for movement between a first position and a second position within the housing, and a first and second magnet associated with the slider for slidable movement therewith. The first and the second magnets are positioned side by side with opposite polarization. A hall effect device is fixed relative to the housing and protrudes between the first and the second magnets when the slider is in the second position. The hall effect device is configured to produce an output signal, the output signal being indicative of a seat belt tension of a seat belt as applied to the sensor assembly. A biasing member provides an urging force to the slider, the urging force urging the slider into the first position.