Patent ID: 6297605
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: E05F,E05Y

Abstract:
A pinch sensing arrangement for a closure member of a motor vehicle, the closure member is mounted for articulation relative to a body portion of the motor vehicle driven by a drive mechanism between an open position and a closed position, the pinch sensing arrangement comprising:a mounting track adapted to be attached to one of the closure member and the body portion of the vehicle, said mounting track including a resiliently deflectable portion;a sealed sensor attached to said resiliently deflectable portion of said mounting track and spaced apart from the closure member, said sensor being elongated in a second direction substantially perpendicular to said first direction, said sensor being operative for generating an electrical signal when compressed; anda control module in electrical communication with said sensor, said control module adapted to control said drive mechanism to articulate the closure member to the open position upon receiving said signal;wherein the mounting track and the sensor are discrete elements and wherein the resiliently deflectable portion permits the sensor to be displaced after the electric signal has been generated.