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US 12,427,894 B1Granted
Vehicle seat occupancy sensor
AssigneeRB Distribution, Inc.
InventorsThomas Motto, Katherine Davis, Marc DiGregorio
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Abstract
A seat occupancy sensor for use in a vehicle is disclosed.
Claims20
A seat occupancy sensor, the sensor comprising:
- a junction;
- a first circuit branch, the first circuit branch extending from the junction;
- and
- a second circuit branch, the second circuit branch extending from the junction;
- wherein the junction, the first circuit branch, and the second circuit branch together form a first circuit loop including a first trace and a second trace, the first trace and the second trace being connected via a contact switch arranged on the circuit loop, the contact switch having a closed position in which the first trace and the second trace are in contact with another and an open position in which the first trace and the second trace are not in contact with another.
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A seat occupancy sensor, the seat occupancy sensor comprising:
- a sensor mat, the sensor mat including:
- a first trace, a second trace, and a contact switch, the first trace and the second trace being connected via the contact switch, the contact switch having a closed position in which the first trace and the second trace are in contact with another and an open position in which the first trace and the second trace are not in contact with another;
- a junction;
- a first circuit branch, the first circuit branch including a first end connected to the junction;
- a second circuit branch, the second circuit branch including a first end connected to the junction;
- and
- wherein the junction, the first circuit branch, and the second circuit branch together form a first circuit loop including both the first trace and the second trace.
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A seat occupancy sensor, comprising:
- a first sensor trace and a second sensor trace extending to a junction;
- a first branch including first and second first branch traces extending from the junction with the first branch first trace electrically connected to the first sensor trace and the first branch second trace electrically connected to the second sensor trace;
- a second branch including first and second second branch traces extending from the junction with the second branch first trace electrically connected to the first sensor trace and the second branch second trace electrically connected to the second sensor trace;
- and
- a contact switch electrically connected to the first and second first branch traces and electrically connected to the first and second second branch traces.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.