Occupant restraint system with seat position sensor

Details Occupant restraint system with seat position sensor Occupant restraint system with seat position sensor

1997-12-22

2000-04-25

English, Peter C.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

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296 6513, 296 681, 32420724, 248429, B60R 2132, B60N 206, B60N 224

Patent

active

060535296

ABSTRACT:
A deployable passenger restraint system for an automotive vehicle has an occupant seat mounted on a seat track for adjustable movement in a longitudinal direction, the seat track having a movable rail in slidable relationship with the stationary rail mounted to the vehicle floor. The system includes a deployable restraint mounted in a forward location of the vehicle, a deployment mechanism for deploying the restraint, a deployment restraint processor for receiving and processing restraint deployment signals and for controlling the deployment mechanism, and a seat position sensor. The seat position sensor has a stepped flange adapted to be mounted along a predetermined length of a flange side of the movable rail, and a magnetic sensor adapted to be mounted to the stationary rail on a sensor side adjacent the flange side for sensing presence of the flange and relaying a single representative of seat position to the deployment processor. The magnetic sensor generates a single representing seat position in three zones, including a first zone represented by a first flange section having a first height, a second zone represented by a second flange section having a second height, and a blank section represented by that portion of the seat track not covered by a flange section.

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