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Sensor for vehicle seat belt systems
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Inventors: Hamaue, Tetsuya;
Assignee: Takata Corporation (Tokyo, JP)
Primary Examiner: Graysay; Tamara L.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Brumbaugh, Graves, Donohue & Raymond
A sensor for seat belt systems comprises a casing, an inertia body having at least a portion received in the casing for displacement axially thereof, and an output member received in the casing for displacement axially thereof and having a portion extending out of the casing so that displacement of the output member is transmitted to the outside of the casing. A set spring engaged between the casing and the inertia body biases the inertia body to a set position in the casing, and an actuator spring engaged between the casing and the output member biases the output member in a direction to displace it along the casing. A latch mechanism composed of two pairs of levers arranged in series and engaged between the output member and the inertia body prevents displacement of the output member in the absence of displacement of the inertia body in response to acceleration in excess of a predetermined acceleration. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
A sensor for vehicle seat belt systems comprising a casing, an inertia body having at least a portion received in the casing for displacement axially thereof, an output member received in the casing for displacement axially thereof and having a portion extending out of the casing so that displacement of the output member is transmitted to the outside of the casing, a set spring biasing the inertia body to a set position in the casing, an actuator spring engaged between the casing and the output member and biasing the output member in a direction to displace it along the casing, and latch means for preventing displacement of the output member in the absence of displacement of the inertia body in response to acceleration in excess of a predetermined acceleration, the latch means including a pair of first levers and a pair of second levers, the levers of each pair being pivotally mounted in the casing symmetrically opposite each other and in the set position of the inertia body the pairs of levers being engaged in series between the output member and the inertia body, each first lever having one arm engaged by the output member,.
and the other arm engaging one arm of one of the second levers and each second lever having its other arm in engagement with the inertia body, whereby when the inertia body is displaced in response to acceleration, the levers are released from series engagement between the output member and the inertia body and the actuator spring displaces the output member.
Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a mechanical sensor for vehicle seat belt systems and, in particular, to a mechanical sensor for operating a spring-type seat belt pretensioner.
The seat belt systems with which some vehicles are equipped have belt pretensioners for applying a preload to the belt to pull it tightly against the occupant's body and more securely restrain the occupant in the seat in the event of a collision
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