Patent ID: 6732592
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A sensor package for sensing axial tension, comprising:a first housing member that has a receptacle cavity; a second housing member that has at least a portion that moves within said receptacle cavity; a suspension system movingly interfacing said first housing member with respect to said second housing member, wherein said first and second housing members are relatively movable along an axis, and wherein the movement along the axis is substantially frictionless; a movement stop connected with said first and second housings, said movement stop defining a range of movement along the axis of said first housing member relative to said second housing member via said suspension system between a first relative position and a second relative position, said movement stop prevents said second housing from being pulled from said receptacle cavity of said first housing member under a tensile force; and a sensor located on one of said first and second housing members, said sensor sensing tension force between said first and second housing members between said first relative position and said second relative position.