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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2003
Applicants:
Martin Specht, Feldafing, DE;
Thomas Heckmayr, Rammingen, DE;
Inventors:
Martin Specht, Feldafing, DE;
Thomas Heckmayr, Rammingen, DE;
Assignee:
Key Safety Systems, Inc., Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L001/26 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device for measuring a belt force acting upon a vehicle seat belt has at least one spring that is connected indirectly to a bearing member of the belt buckle that can be secured to the vehicle structure. A measuring element is connected to the spring, and can be connected to the seat belt and is movably mounted against a bias of the at least one spring proportionally to the belt force, whereby the measuring element is guided by means of a low friction guide means in a predetermined direction.