Patent ID: 6405607
Filing Date: 2002-06-18
Classification: B60N,B60R,G01G

Abstract:
Apparatus comprising:a member having a first slot extending through said member within a periphery of said member, said first slot having opposite ends terminating within said periphery and having opposed spaced surfaces extending between said opposite ends, said surfaces defining a gap having a width measured from one of said opposed surfaces to the other of said opposed surfaces, said member having first and second portions of said member on opposite sides of said first slot, said member being constructed of a single piece of material; a sensor having a first end connected to said first portion of said member on one side of said first slot and an opposite second end connected to said second portion of said member on an opposite side of said first slot, said sensor extending across said first slot; and means for fixedly connecting said second portion of said member to inhibit movement of said second portion of said member relative to said first portion of said member, said first portion of said member moving relative to said second portion when a force is applied to said first portion of said member, said width of said gap changing when said first portion moves relative to said second portion, said sensor providing a signal in response to the change in said gap width.