Patent ID: 6053529
Filing Date: 2000-04-25
Classification: B60N,B60R

Abstract:
A deployable passenger restraint system for an automotive vehicle comprising:an occupant seat mounted on a seat track for adjustable movement in at least a longitudinal direction, the seat track having a movable rail attached in a slidable relationship with a stationary rail mounted to a vehicle floor;a deployable restraint;a deployable mechanism for deploying the restraint;deployable restraint processor means for receiving and processing a plurality of restraint deployment signals and for controlling the deployment mechanism; anda seat position sensor comprising:a generally L-shaped flange adapted to be mounted along a predetermined length of a flange side of the movable rail, the flange attached upside down with a horizontal leg attached on a first end to a flange side of the movable rail and a second end of the horizontal leg attached to a downturned leg; anda 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 signal representative of seat position to the deployable restraint processor means, wherein the magnetic sensor has a support member extending from a sensor side of the stationary rail and an upwardly oriented U-shaped sensor member mounted to the support member for receiving the flange therethrough.