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US 10,677,638 B2Granted
Vehicle seat with load sensor
AssigneeTs Tech Co., Ltd.
InventorsWataru Takayasu, Shinya Ishima, Shigeru Endo, Kenji Sato
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Abstract
A passenger's weight measurement device for a vehicle seat includes an upper rail provided on a lower rail that is fixable to a vehicle floor, the upper rail being movable in at least one of rear and front directions; a load sensor fixed onto the upper rail; and a frame provided on the load sensor and below the vehicle seat. In plan view, the load sensor protrudes from the frame in at least one of left and right directions.
Claims9
A vehicle seat, comprising:
- left and right rails, each comprising (i) a lower rail fixable to a vehicle floor and (ii) an upper rail provided on the lower rail so as to be movable in forward and rear directions;
- a load sensor fixed onto at least one of the upper rails;
- a frame that is provided on the load sensor and that consists of (i) left and right longitudinal members that extend in the forward and rear directions, (ii) a cross pipe bridging rear portions of the longitudinal members, and (iii) a pan frame bridging front portions of the longitudinal members;
- a seat spring that extends forward from the cross pipe and that comprises (i) a link fixed to the cross pipe and (ii) spring wires hooked to the link;
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- a lower bracket bridging the rails,
- wherein the load sensor comprises a connector that is forward of the link and is directed forward, and
- wherein forward and rear widths of the lower bracket (i) are larger than a width of a center of the lower bracket in the forward and rear directions and (ii) are larger than a length of the connector of the load sensor in the forward and rear directions.
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