Vehicle seat
US-2015291072-A1 · Oct 15, 2015 · US
Vehicle seat
US10059226B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10059226-B2 |
| Application number | US-201615333063-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 24, 2016 |
| Priority date | Oct 23, 2015 |
| Publication date | Aug 28, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2018 |
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A vehicle seat includes a pair of side frames and a load sensor. The load sensor is provided at a lower portion of the side frame or below the side frame. The vehicle seat further includes a supporting member which is connected to the side frame and which supports a seated person. The supporting member includes a seat portion which receives a weight of a seated person. The seat portion is provided below the load sensor.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A vehicle seat comprising: a pair of side frames; and a load sensor provided at a lower portion of one of the side frames or below the one side frame, wherein: the vehicle seat further comprises a supporting member that is connected to the side frames and that is configured to support a seated person, the supporting member includes (i) a bridging portion by which the supporting member is installed on upper surfaces of the side frames and (ii) a seat portion configured to receive a weight of the seated person, and the seat portion has a recessed shape between the side frames such that a bottom of the seat portion is lower than the load sensor. 2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein a protecting member which protects the load sensor is provided between the load sensor and the seat portion. 3. The vehicle seat according to claim 2 , wherein the protecting member is bent so as to surround the load sensor. 4. The vehicle seat according to claim 3 , wherein at least a portion of the protecting member which extends along a longitudinal direction of the load sensor has a straight shape. 5. The vehicle seat according to claim 2 , wherein the protecting member is formed such that a rear end of the protecting member is positioned behind a rear end of the load sensor and such that a front end of the protecting member is positioned in front of a front end of the load sensor. 6. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein: the load is a first load sensor, which is provided at a front side of the one side frame, a second load sensor is provided at a rear side of the one side frame, and the bottom of the seat portion is lower than the second load sensor.
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- B60N2/68Primary
Seat frames · CPC title
- B60N2/002Primary
Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon (detection means responsive to presence or absence of children B60N2/266) · CPC title
mounted on the frame · CPC title
Strain gauges · CPC title
by using weight measurement · CPC title
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- What does patent US10059226B2 cover?
- A vehicle seat includes a pair of side frames and a load sensor. The load sensor is provided at a lower portion of the side frame or below the side frame. The vehicle seat further includes a supporting member which is connected to the side frame and which supports a seated person. The supporting member includes a seat portion which receives a weight of a seated person. The seat portion is provi…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Ts Tech Co Ltd, Honda R&D Americas Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60N2/68. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Aug 28 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
- What related patents are in patentsdb?
- We list 1 related publication on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).