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https://drivepatents.com/patents/995609 · 28 Nov 2012
The present invention relates to a detection system and method for detecting the correct fastening of a seat belt. The system comprises: weighing means for obtaining the weight ( P ) of the seated person; sensor means for detecting the fastening of the bel...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1016501 · 19 Jan 2011
The object of the present invention is to provide a pressure detecting apparatus that is less affected from noises and can be constructed in a large size. The pressure detecting apparatus according to the present invention utilizes electromagnetic coupling...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1066384 · 14 Jun 2006
A seat belt warning system comprises a sensing system associated to a vehicle seat for sensing a seat belt related status with respect to the vehicle seat. A control unit communicates with the sensing system in order to generate a warning signal depending ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1067037 · 31 May 2006
The device has an inner sensor mat (10) surrounded by an outer sensor mat (12) that exhibits a U shape. The inner sensor mat possesses a square section (14). Two opposite sides of the section project two arms in direction of a base of the outer mat, where ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1067557 · 10 May 2006
The occupant of a vehicle seat is characterized by computing a power spectrum function (56) of data obtained from a seat sensor such as a pressure sensor in a fluid-filled seat bladder or a frame-mounted vertical accelerometer. The spectrum function is int...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1069434 · 8 Mar 2006
An airbag device includes a first region (25) and a second region (21). The first region (25) is configured to have a higher energy absorption than the second region (21). The airbag further includes left and right portions (22, 26). The left portion (22) ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1070332 · 1 Feb 2006
A seat sensor system comprises at least one seat sensor associated to a seat for sensing a status related to a seat occupancy and for generating an output signal indicative of said status and a control unit for communicating with said at least one seat sen...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1071375 · 28 Dec 2005
An occupant weight sensor (1) for placement between a frame (7) fixed to the chassis of a vehicle and a second frame (8) supporting a vehicle seat has a sense element having a first body (12, 22, 28, 34, 50, 62, 64, 68, 84) formed with a planar sense surfa...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1071378 · 28 Dec 2005
A compliant interface (14, 16) for vehicular seat weight sensors minimizes parasitic stresses affecting sensor output. In one embodiment, an integral compliant interface (14) has an annular flange (14a) attached to a post extending from the sensor body wit...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1073905 · 21 Sep 2005
An occupant weight-based airbag suppression method utilizes adjustable time constant filtering and dynamic threshold adjustment to reliably determine and indicate airbag suppression status. The filter time constant is ordinarily set to a first value that p...