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US 6,907,795 · App. 10/292,395 · Granted Jun 21, 2005

Seat position sensor

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Patent No.
US 6,907,795
App. No.
10/292,395
Granted
Jun 21, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A seat position sensor including a generally u-shaped housing and a cover disposed on the housing for blocking entry contaminants into a shunt opening of the housing. A sensor including mounting wings that flex upon mounting is also provided, as is a sensor including an integral connector, and a two-piece sensor configuration. A PCB including a heat throttle trace and a heat sink region, and a supply voltage circuit for a Hall Effect sensor including a parallel connected varistor are also provided.

Claims (10)

1. A seat position sensor comprising:

a generally u-shaped housing including first and second arms separated by a shunt opening;

a magnet disposed in said first arm;

a Hall Effect sensor disposed in said second arm and in a magnetic field generated by said magnet; and

first and second mounting wings extending from opposite sides of said housing, each of said mounting wings including a mounting opening for receiving a fastener for fixing said housing to a mounting position; said mounting wings configured to flex inward against said mounting position upon fastening said housing to said mounting position.

2. A seat position sensor according to claim 1 , wherein said housing further comprises at least one location pin extending from a surface thereof and positioned to align with, a corresponding opening associated with said mounting position.

3. A seat position sensor according to claim 2 , wherein said housing comprises first and second ones of said location pins.

4. A seat position sensor according to claim 1 , wherein said magnet comprises neodymium.

5. A seat position sensor according to claim 1 , wherein said Hall Effect sensor is a programmable Hall Effect sensor.

6. A seat position sensor according to claim 1 , said sensor further comprising a cover disposed on said housing, said cover being spring biased in a first position wherein a portion of said cover obstructs said shunt opening and being movable against said spring bias to a second position for allowing entry of a shunt into said shunt opening.

Assignments (9)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 16, 2024
From: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT
To: STONERIDGE, INC.; STONERIDGE ELECTRONICS, INC.; STONERIDGE CONTROL DEVICES, INC.
Reel/Frame 069175/0944 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 2, 2023
From: STONERIDGE, INC.; STONERIDGE ELECTRONICS, INC.; STONERIDGE CONTROL DEVICES, INC.; STONERIDGE FLEET SOLUTIONS, INC.; SRI HOLDINGS US LLC; SRI DELAWARE HOLDINGS LLC
To: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 065447/0664 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 12, 2019
From: STONERIDGE, INC.; STONERIDGE ELECTRONICS, INC.; STONERIDGE CONTROL DEVICES, INC.; STONERIDGE AFTERMARKET, INC.; ORLACO INC.; SRI HOLDINGS US LLC; SRI DELAWARE HOLDINGS LLC
To: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 049451/0357 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 14, 2014
From: STONERIDGE, INC.; STONERIDGE ELECTRONICS, INC.; STONERIDGE CONTROL DEVICES, INC.
To: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 034242/0176 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 15, 2014
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
To: STONERIDGE CONTROL DEVICES, INC.
Reel/Frame 033998/0222 →
AMENDED AND RESTATED PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 5, 2011
From: STONERIDGE, INC.; STONERIDGE ELECTRONICS, INC.; STONERIDGE CONTROL DEVICES, INC.
To: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 027328/0797 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 7, 2010
From: STONERIDGE CONTROL DEVICES, INC.
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 025105/0078 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 12, 2007
From: STONERIDGE, INC.; STONERIDGE ELECTRONICS, INC.; STONERIDGE CONTROL DEVICES, INC.; STONERIDGE-POLLAK LIMITED; STONERIDGE ELECTRONICS LIMITED; STONERIDGE FAR EAST LLC
To: NATIONAL CITY BUSINESS CREDIT, INC.
Reel/Frame 020098/0378 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 19, 2003
From: BARNABO, SUSAN; WHITE, COLIN; SOUTHWORTH, ROBERT; BASKIN, GENN; POWERS, JERRY
To: STONERIDGE CONTROL DEVICES, INC.
Reel/Frame 013766/0368 →