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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2002
Aaron M. Mills, Dexter, MI (US);
David L. Becker, White Lake, MI (US);
Aaron M. Mills, Dexter, MI (US);
David L. Becker, White Lake, MI (US);
TRW Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Abstract
An apparatus () for sensing the position of a vehicle seat () movable between a forward position and a rearward position includes a Hall effect device () and a magnet () that produces a magnetic field that acts on the Hall effect device. A member () is constructed of a ferromagnetic material and has a portion () positioned adjacent the magnet (). The portion () has a size that is unique for every different position of the vehicle seat () between the forward and rearward positions. The portion () of the member () alters the flux path of the magnetic field which varies the portion of the magnetic field acting on the Hall effect device () to a degree that depends on the size of the portion. The Hall effect device () provides a signal functionally related to the magnitude of the magnetic field acting on the Hall effect device.