Measuring and testing – Dynamometers – Responsive to force
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-16
2009-12-15
Caputo, Lisa M (Department: 2855)
Measuring and testing
Dynamometers
Responsive to force
C073S862041, C180S274000, C701S045000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07631565
ABSTRACT:
A collision detection system for a vehicle includes a bumper reinforcement fixed to a side member of the vehicle, a pressure sensor placed in front of the bumper reinforcement and having at least one pressure-sensitive member, and a load plate placed in front of the pressure sensor. The load plate has a base member and at least one leg member extending from the base member toward the bumper reinforcement. The base member has a first portion facing the pressure sensitive member of the pressure sensor and a second portion fixed to the leg member. The pressure sensor can have a small pressure-sensitive range, because the leg member reduces pressure applied through the load plate to the pressure sensor.
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Caputo Lisa M
Denso Corporation
Dunlap Jonathan
Harness Dickey & Pierce PLC
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