Motor vehicle seat with integrated occupation detector
AssigneeI.E.E. International Electronics & Engineering S.a.r.l.
InventorKarl Billen
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Abstract
A motor vehicle seat with integrated occupation detector comprises an upper frame (10), which supports seat upholstery or a seat shell, and a lower frame (12), which is secured in the vehicle, and mechanical mounting elements (16) to support the upper frame (10) in the lower frame (12). The mounting elements (16, 116, 216) are designed in such a way that they are deformed elastically under the weight of a seat user, the occupation detector comprising at least one measuring pick-up (18), which measures this elastic deformation of the mounting elements (16).
Claims18
Motor vehicle seat with integrated occupation detector, comprising an upper frame, said upper frame supporting a seat upholstery or a seat shell, and a lower frame, said lower frame being secured in the motor vehicle,
- at least one mechanical mounting element to support the upper frame in the lower frame and to introduce a weight force from the upper frame into the lower frame, said mounting element being designed so as to deform elastically under the weight of a seat user, and
- at least one measuring sensor for measuring an elastic deformation of said mounting element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.