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US 11,353,356 B2Granted
Vehicle seat with load sensor and pan frame including inclined edge
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.
Claims18
A vehicle seat with a load sensor, the vehicle seat comprising:
- a first load sensor;
- a frame which is provided on the first load sensor and which includes:
- left and right longitudinal members that each extend in front and rear directions;
- a pan frame bridged between front portions of the longitudinal members;
- a submarine pipe which extends in left and right directions and which is lower than the pan frame;
- and
- left and right brackets that respectively support left and right ends of the submarine pipe,
- wherein
- the pan frame includes an inclined edge on at least one of left and right sides of the pan frame, the inclined edge being inclined rearward,
- the first load sensor is rearward of the inclined edge of the pan frame,
- the brackets are inclined relative to a vertical direction, and
- the first load sensor is rearward of the brackets.
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A method of manufacturing a vehicle seat with a load sensor, the method comprising:
- fixing left and right rails to a vehicle floor;
- fixing left and right brackets that respectively support left and right ends of a submarine pipe to the left and right rails so as to be inclined relative to a vertical direction, the submarine pipe extending in left and right directions;
- fixing a first load sensor rearward of the brackets on one of the left and right rails;
- and
- providing a frame on the first load sensor,
- wherein
- the frame comprises:
- left and right longitudinal members that each extend in front and rear directions;
- and
- a pan frame bridged between front portions of the longitudinal members, and
- the pan frame includes an inclined edge on at least one of left and right sides of the pan frame, the inclined edge being inclined rearward and being in front of the first load sensor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.