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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2006
Filed:
May. 05, 2004
Applicant:
Matthew J. Knox, Romulus, MI (US);
Inventor:
Matthew J. Knox, Romulus, MI (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sensor for a vehicle belt retractor includes a housing, an excitation mass, a locking mechanism which locks the belt retractor, and a lever arm connected to the housing. The lever arm is in contact with the excitation mass and engages the locking mechanism when the excitation mass moves relative to the housing. The sensor further includes a damper that restricts vertical displacement of the excitation mass relative to the housing.