Expertise in On-Road Vehicle

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Global COMPANY & LOCAL PARTNER

3 manufacturing sites

FIELD-PROVEN PARTNER

+30M sensors manufactured every year

EXPERIENCED PARTNER

+30 years experience

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MICROSWITCHES

to check the position of the vehicle seats and adjust the airbag power accordingly to effectively protect the passengers.

Microswitches offer

DRIVER PRESENCE SENSOR

to monitor the presence or absence of the driver and passengers in a vehicle.

Microswitches offer

Applications we serve

Automotive

On-Road Vehicle Applications

Flexibility and accuracy of sensing, reliability, insertion and integration in the design of sub-assemblies are key elements to automotive. Specialised in innovative sensing solutions adapted to the functional sub-assemblies in automotive equipment, Crouzet manufactures products found in numerous applications related to the carbody, the cabin interior, comfort and safety systems.

Fob Slot Key (Dashboard)

Fob Slot Key (Dashboard) products:

The V5S microswitch accurately detects the presence of a fob slot key in the ignition system in order to reliably switch On/Off the car’s engine.

V5S-8320 Microswitch

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Airbag

Airbag product:

Car manufacturers require safety microswitches capable to measure the positon of rear and front seats in order to adapt the airbags volume for passengers safety. Our Seat Track Position Sensor (STPS) ensures this safety function by accurately detecting the various positions of the seats.

Position Sensor – STPS (Seat Track Position Sensor)

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Seat

Seat product:

Electric seat control modules offer the possibility to tune seat morphology and control seats temperature. They consequently require microswitches for both high and low currents for controlling the actuator in order to ensure passengers comfort. Our 83991 microswitch is the ideal component as it fits high and low current, has a long term reliability and offers customized connections.

83991 Microswitch

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Ambiance / Lighting

Ambiance / Lighting products:

Premium vehicles are often equipped with lighted mirror sun visors, our compact and robust V4 or V5S microswitches might be mounted in confined conditions such as sun visors. They ensure the control of the light system for a complete occupants comfort all along vehicle’s life.

V4-8170 Microswitch

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V5S-8320 Microswitch

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Seat Belt

Seat Belt product:

Our SBR (Seat Belt Reminder) is a safety & patented switch that detects accurately the presence of an occupant in a seat or of the driver on his/her seat in order to monitor seat belt systems. This switch can be easily mounted on A or B face of a seat and adapted to seat design as it may be installed in the metallic structure or directly in the foam.

Position Sensor – SBR

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Soft Top

Soft Top product:

Convertible car needs an high sensitive, sealed and robust design microswitch such as the V5S to detect the opening / closing status of the soft top.

V5S-8320 Microswitch

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Window

Window product:

Window control modules require compact and long-life microswitches such as our 83991 capable to switch high current intensity and to detect the manually positions to lift up or lower car windows.

83991 Microswitch

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Trunk

Trunk product:

Back doors require compact and easy to integrate sealed microswitches such as the V5S to detect the position of the locking system.

V5S-8320 Microswitch

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Products & Services

Microswitches

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DC Motors

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Structural Monitoring Sensors

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Logic Controllers

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Driven by innovation, our experts are focused on designing and delivering the right product for the right application.

Custom products designed
for your applications

30+ years of Sensors Expertise in the Automotive Industry.

Crouzet successfully serves the automotive market by meeting the rigid standards for every critical automotive applications. Our highly experienced staff in design, engineering and production provides technically innovative and customised solutions for high volume production.

Customised solutions

Uncompromising and high quality standards

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Our renowned automotive customers

We manufacture high value added components all along the automotive supply chain from tier-one suppliers to car manufacturers

Crouzet through the years.

1921

Creation of Crouzet

1990

Co-designed window-lift and exhaust gas recirculation microswitches

1995

Sunvisors application microswitches

2005

Seat Track Position Sensor

2010

Seat Belt Reminder Position Sensor

2019

Electric vehicles charging gun microswitches

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Thanks to the expertise, diversity and agility of its teams worldwide, Crouzet is committed to satisfying its customers in their most demanding requirements.

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Expertise in On-Road Vehicle

3 manufacturing sites

+30M sensors manufactured every year

+30 years experience

Application notes