Method for detecting wear of seat cushion and detection device therefor
AssigneeSafran Seats
InventorsJean-Marc Obadia, Lisandre Marcovici-Soulage
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method for detecting the wear of a cushion of a seat or a backrest of a seat, comprising determining the state of wear of the cushion according to a predetermined minimum threshold value of the thickness of the cushion below which the cushion is considered to be worn.
Claims12
Method for detecting the wear of a cushion of a seat or a backrest of a seat, comprising determining the state of wear of the cushion according to a predetermined minimum threshold value of the thickness of the cushion below which the cushion is considered to be worn, determining the wear of the cushion being carried out when the presence of a person on the seat is detected.
Seat comprising a cushion of a backrest or a seat of the seat and a device for detecting the wear of the cushion, the detection device including means for determining the thickness of the cushion according to a predetermined minimum threshold value of the thickness of the cushion below which the cushion is considered to be worn, the device for detecting the wear of the cushion further comprises means for detecting the presence of a person on the seat, the operation of the means for determining the thickness of the cushion being dependent on the presence of a person sitting on the seat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.