Vehicle seat
AssigneeJaguar Land Rover Limited
InventorGRAHAM HUNT
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Abstract
Provided is a vehicle seat for use with an occupant classification system (OCS). The seat comprises: a seat base including a seat base support, and a cushion pan mounted on the seat base support and forwardly moveable on the support to extend the seat base. The seat further comprises an intermediate layer fixed with respect to the seat base support and adapted for fastening to a component of the OCS so that when the seat base is extended by the cushion pan moving forward with respect to the seat base support, the intermediate layer does not move forward with the cushion pan but remains substantially stationary. The relationship between the various OCS components can therefore be maintained irrespective of the extension of the seat base.
Claims20
A seat for use with an occupant classification system (OCS) within a vehicle, the seat comprising:
- a seat base including a seat base support;
- and
- a cushion pan mounted on the seat base support and moveable to extend the seat base;
- wherein the seat further comprises an intermediate layer for fastening to at least one component of the OCS and said layer is fixed with respect to the seat base support, such that when the seat base is extended by the cushion pan moving with respect to the seat base support, the intermediate layer does not move with the cushion pan but remains substantially stationary;
- wherein the OCS is of the type comprising a bladder with an outlet connected to a pressure sensor via a hose and the intermediate layer is for fastening to the pressure sensor;
- and
- wherein the intermediate layer is provided with an opening for permitting one end of the hose to pass for connecting with the outlet from the bladder
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.