US 12,214,745 B2
Vehicle sensor device and seat belt retractor employing same
Chan Ki Moon, Hwaseong-si (KR)
Assigned to AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB, Vargarda (SE)
Appl. No. 18/547,270
Filed by Autoliv Development AB, Vargarda (SE)
PCT Filed Dec. 9, 2021, PCT No. PCT/KR2021/018595
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 21, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/181942, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 1, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0026516 (KR), filed on Feb. 26, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0051494 A1, Feb. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. B60R 22/46 (2006.01); G01C 9/10 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 22/46 (2013.01) [G01C 9/10 (2013.01); G01C 2009/107 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle sensor device for detecting a change in an inclination of a vehicle, the vehicle sensor device comprising:
a body forming an exterior;
a cover coupled to one opened surface of the body;
a weight body housing installed in the body to be rotatable about a shaft that is coupled to the body according to an installation angle and an inclination of the body, the weight body housing having a weight body installed therein;
a ball assembly configured to detect the change in the inclination of the vehicle;
a sensor housing installed to allow the ball assembly to move therein; and,
a sensor lever installed in the sensor housing and rotated by a movement of the ball assembly,
wherein the sensor lever is configured to linearly reciprocate, by rotation, a pilot lever provided in a locking device.