Patent ID: 6554318
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A seat belt tension sensing assembly comprising:a) a housing; b) a slider slidably received within said housing, said slider being capable of movement between a first position and a second position within said housing, said slider having a first opening for allowing a portion of a seat belt to pass therethrough, said housing having a second opening; c) a first magnet and a second magnet being secured in said second opening in said slider; d) a Hall effect device being fixedly secured to said housing and protruding into said second opening of said slider, said Hall effect device being closer to said first magnet when said slider is in said first position, and said Hall effect device being closer to said second magnet when said slider is in said second position, said Hall effect device providing a signal corresponding to the position of said slider as said seat belt tension increases; and e) a biasing member for providing an urging force to said slider to urge said slider into said first position.