A seat (10) for a passenger vehicle (40), the seat (10) comprising: a first sensor (26) for detecting the presence or absence of an occupant in the seat (10); and a second sensor (28) for validating the seat occupancy, wherein the seat (10) further compris...

A seat occupancy sensor (1) which is disposed below a cushion pad of a seat device includes a pair of flexible insulating sheets (11 and 21), a sheet-like spacer (30) which is interposed between the pair of insulating sheets (11 and 21) and is provided wit...

A sensor system (10) and seat assembly (20) includes a sensor assembly (30) configured to detect a seating force (14) exerted on a portion of a seat cushion (26) of a seat. The sensor assembly (30) includes a base (32), a force transducer (34) configured t...

A seat occupancy detection device (2, 52) includes a membrane switch (4, 54.) formed in a bar shape which includes plural contact portions (6) arranged in a straight line and outputs a seat occupancy detection signal when two contact portions (6) from amon...

The method involves operating two measuring electrodes with a pre-determined frequency in the seat and the loss angle resulting by the occupancy or the vacancy of the seat. The loss angle is a measurement for the occupancy or the vacancy of the seat. The e...

Automatic payment system for access to an urban and/or extra-urban area for motor vehicles, comprising a device (1) provided with at least one sensor (2) placed in each of the seats of the vehicle, a controlling unit (3) linked to the sensors for the recep...

In a vehicle seat, a central support member typically consisting of wire mesh or grid and supports most of the load of the vehicle occupant via spring members, and undergoes a relatively large displacement when the occupant is seated in the seat. Thus, by ...