Seat-load measuring apparatus
AssigneesTakata Corporation, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsToshihiko Kobata, Tetsumei Mochizuki
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Abstract
A seat-load measuring apparatus includes: a base having an open top and configured to be fixed to a seat bracket configured to support a load imposed on a vehicle seat; an arm supported by the base and configured to receive the load imposed on the vehicle seat; a load sensor supported by the arm to detect the load imposed on the vehicle seat; a rail bracket configured to support a seat rail that movably guides the vehicle seat in a vehicle front-rear direction, and to connect the base to the seat rail; and a load support member connected to the rail bracket and configured to support a load imposed on the seat rail, the load being heavier than a predetermined load, where the base is connected under the seat rail with the rail bracket located between.
Claims6
A seat-load measuring apparatus comprising:
- a base having an open top and configured to be fixed to a seat bracket configured to support a load imposed on a vehicle seat;
- an arm supported by the base and configured to receive the load imposed on the vehicle seat;
- a load sensor supported by the arm to detect the load imposed on the vehicle seat;
- a U-shaped rail bracket having a pair of side walls and a base configured to support a seat rail that movably guides the vehicle seat in a vehicle front-rear direction, and to connect the base to the seat rail, wherein each side wall includes a hole;
- a load support member connected to the rail bracket and configured to support a load imposed on the seat rail, the load being heavier than a predetermined load, wherein the load support member is a belt-shaped flat member with a U-shaped center portion fixed to the rail bracket by a stopper pin that extends through both the center portion and the holes in the sidewalls,
- wherein the base is connected under the seat rail with the rail bracket located therebetween.
An apparatus for measuring a load on a vehicle seat comprising:
- a base having an open top and positioned under a seat rail that guides the seat in a vehicle front-rear direction;
- an arm supported by the base and configured to receive the load imposed on the seat;
- a load sensor configured to detect the load on the seat, wherein the sensor is supported by the arm;
- a U-shaped rail bracket located between the base and the seat rail, the bracket having a pair of side walls and a base configured to support the seat rail, wherein each sidewall includes a hole;
- a load support member connected to the bracket and configured to support a load imposed on the seat rail that exceeds a predetermined load, wherein the load support member is a belt-shaped flat member with a U-shaped center portion fixed to the rail bracket by a stopper pin that extends through both the center portion and the holes in the sidewalls.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.