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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Littelfuse, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
LITTELFUSE, INC., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/015 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/0155 (2014.10);
Abstract
A plate type tension sensor having apertures, a spring structure, and a gap are provided. The spring structure allows the apertures to move relative to each other as tension is applied to a seat belt to which the plate is attached. The movement changes the width of the gap. The tension applied to a vehicle restraint system may be determined based on the gap width.