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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2004
Applicants:
Martin Specht, Feldafing, DE;
Stefan Schwald, Herrsching, DE;
Thomas Heckmayr, Rammingen, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Key Safety Systems, Inc., Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2006.01); G01L 1/26 (2006.01); B60R 22/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A measuring device for measuring a pulling force acting on a belt webbing of a seat belt of a motor vehicle is located between an anchoring point of the seat belt on the vehicle and a connection device which is to be connected to the seat belt. The connection device, in relation to the anchoring point, can be moved against a spring bias. The measuring device is a magnetic field sensor that is arranged between two analogous poles of two permanent magnets.