Patent ID: 7195261
Filing Date: 2007-03-27
Classification: B60N,B60R

Abstract:
1. A position sensor system provided at a slidable vehicle seat for sensing seat position in zones and facilitating controlling of the operation of a vehicle passenger restraint device according to a position of said vehicle seat relative to said vehicle passenger restraint device, said vehicle seat including a pair of substantially parallel slide rail means which comprise upper rail members and lower rail members mounted to a floor of a vehicle, said upper rail members being attached to lower portions of said vehicle seat and supported to said lower rail members so as to be movable along said lower rail members, so that said vehicle seat can be moved along said lower rail members; wherein said upper rail members and said lower rail members are combined with each other, to thereby define inner spaces and said position sensor system is mounted within at least one of said inner spaces; said position sensor system comprising: a magnet arranged within one of an upper rail member and lower rail member of one of the pair of the slide rail means and mounted to a predetermined portion of the one of said upper rail member and lower rail member; and a magnetic sensor arranged within the other of said upper rail member and lower rail member and mounted to a predetermined portion of the other of said upper rail member and lower rail member so as to be opposed to said magnet; the other of said upper rail member and lower rail member having an opening formed in said predetermined portion thereof, said magnetic sensor being provided with an armor case having a flange portion, and said magnetic sensor being mounted to said predetermined portion of the other of said upper rail member and lower rail member with said armor case being fitted through said opening, and with said flange portion covering said opening.