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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2007
Filed:
May. 11, 1999
Applicants:
Roseanna N. Zia, Troy, MI (US);
Kevin Dewey, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Inventors:
Roseanna N. Zia, Troy, MI (US);
Kevin Dewey, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
Autoliv ASP, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 22/48 (2006.01); H01H 3/16 (2006.01); H01H 13/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A seat belt buckle switch is disclosed. This switch provides multiple discrete output states, including buckled, unbuckled, open loop and shorted. This switch works in association with a control module which uses the buckle switch state to detect a failure condition, execute an appropriate driver warning and, in an adaptive restraints application, to deploy other safety devices based on whether the seat belt is fastened.