Claims
- 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 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.
- 2. A sensor according to claim 1, wherein said magnet comprises neodymium.
- 3. A sensor according to claim 1, wherein said Hall Effect sensor is a programmable Hall Effect sensor.
- 4. 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.
- 5. 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 a connector affixed to said housing and including at least one terminal electrically connected to said hall effect sensor.
- 6. A sensor according to claim 3, wherein said connector is a right angle connector
- 7. A printed circuit board comprising:
a first conductive trace electrically to a second conductive trace through a heat throttle trace and a heat sink region.
- 8. A supply voltage circuit for a hall effect sensor comprising:
at least one varistor connected in parallel with at least one capacitor and first and second input terminals of said hall effect sensor; and supply voltage input terminals for providing a supply voltage across said varistor.
- 9. A seat position sensor system comprising:
a magnet coupled to a first seat rail; a sensor housing coupled to a second seat rail adjacent said magnet in at least one position of said seat; and a Hall Effect sensor disposed in said housing and in a magnetic field of said magnet in said at least one position.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application claims the benefit of the filing date of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/347,840, filed Nov. 9, 2002, the teachings of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60347840 |
Nov 2001 |
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