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US 12,163,824 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.
Claims16
A vehicle seat, comprising:
- a first load sensor;
- and
- a seat cushion frame for supporting a buttocks of a passenger, wherein:
- the seat cushion frame includes a pair of side frames;
- one of the side frames includes an outer side protruding portion that is positioned to an outer side in a width direction of other portions of the one side frame;
- the one side frame includes a through hole located in a position spaced from a front edge of the outer side protruding portion;
- the outer side protruding portion and the through hole are formed in an upper portion of the one side frame that extends in a vertical direction;
- the first load sensor is positioned forward of the through hole;
- a pair of sliding rails, which includes a pair of fixed rails and a pair of movable rails, is positioned below the side frames;
- left and right brackets are provided so as to be erect with respect to upper surfaces of the sliding rails;
- the left and right brackets support left and right ends of a submarine pipe extending in left and right directions;
- and
- one of the left and right brackets is positioned so as to overlap with the through hole in forward and rear directions of the seat.
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A vehicle seat manufacturing method, comprising
- positioning a first load sensor forward of a through hole, wherein:
- a seat cushion frame for supporting a buttocks of a passenger includes a pair of side frames;
- one of the side frames includes an outer side protruding portion that is positioned to an outer side in a width direction of other portions of the one side frame;
- the one side frame includes the through hole in a position spaced from a front edge of the outer side protruding portion;
- the outer side protruding portion and the through hole are formed in an upper portion of the one side frame that extends in a vertical direction;
- a pair of sliding rails, which includes a pair of fixed rails and a pair of movable rails, is positioned below the side frames;
- left and right brackets are provided so as to be erect with respect to upper surfaces of the sliding rails;
- the left and right brackets support left and right ends of a submarine pipe extending in left and right directions;
- and
- one of the left and right brackets is positioned so as to overlap with the through hole in front and rear directions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.