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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Canton, MI (US);
Steven Yellin Schondorf, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abraham G. Philip, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
David James Tippy, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/48 (2006.01); B60R 19/20 (2006.01); B60R 21/0136 (2006.01); B60R 19/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/483 (2013.01); B60R 19/20 (2013.01); B60R 21/0136 (2013.01); B60R 2019/186 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes an enclosed body defining a chamber therein. The body includes a rearward portion, a forward portion opposite the rearward portion and a first portion extending between the rearward and forward portions. The first portion has a stiffness less than at least one remaining portion of the body. The apparatus further includes at least one pressure sensor coupled to the body and the chamber to detect deformation of the first portion of the body.