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https://drivepatents.com/patents/987995 · 31 Jul 2013
A sensor assembly (12) for detecting an occupant on a seating surface of a seat (10) includes an elastomeric mat (26) and a switch mechanism (28) disposed between a first and second plate (22, 24). When an occupant having sufficient weight sits on the seat...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/985672 · 13 Mar 2013
The sensor (1) has cavities (5, 6) formed at a side of a diaphragm body (3) and spacers (7, 8) limited by the side of the diaphragm body. A base surface body (2) comprises apertures (9, 10) that connect the cavities with outer side of the pressure sensor, ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1006239 · 18 Jan 2012
An upper rail (4) is movable in a rear and front direction with respect to a lower rail (3) fixed to a vehicle floor. A load sensor (21) is fixed to an upper surface of the upper rail (4), and a rectangular frame (30) is attached onto the load sensor (21)....
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1009185 · 28 Sep 2011
A combined seat heater and capacitive occupancy sensor comprises a heater network and a capacitive sensing network. The heater network includes a heating element (10) connected between a first node (21) and a second node (22) to dissipate heat. The capacit...
Seat having occupant detection circuit isolation from seat heating circuit using a common mode choke
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1012591 · 25 May 2011
An occupant detection system including a seat assembly comprising a seat cushion having a seating surface, a heating element (14) adjacent the seating surface, said heating element (14) formed of electrically conductive material, a heating circuit electric...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1066662 · 7 Jun 2006
The present invention is directed to a vehicle seat assembly comprising a seat support pan, a seat cushion, a spring biased lever and an operator present switch. Both the lever and the switch are located between the cushion and the pan, effectively integra...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1071338 · 28 Dec 2005
The apparatus has a child seat storage (18) for storing a child seat (20), and a vehicle seat mount for receiving a vehicle seat (10) and a robot (22). The robot removes the seat (20) from the storage and presses it on the seat (10) for the simulation of p...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1071349 · 28 Dec 2005
An occupant classifying device for a vehicle includes a load detection device (2,21,22,23,24) for detecting a load applied on a vehicle seat (20), and a control device (1) for judging classification of an occupant on the basis of load data inputted from th...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1077877 · 11 May 2005
An elastomeric seat bladder (44, 52, 62) has upper and lower sheets of peripherally welded elastomeric material (44a, 44b; 52a, 52b; 62a, 62b), and at least one of the upper and lower sheets of elastomeric material is sufficiently thick to effectively serv...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1084530 · 1 Sep 2004
A vehicle restraint actuator control system comprises an accelerometer that generates a signal responsive to vertical acceleration of the vehicle, a force responsive sensor that generates a signal responsive to the force exerted by a mass resting on the se...