Apparatus for sensing and restraining an occupant of a vehicle seat
US6454304B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 22, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2022/4858
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus (10) includes seat belt webbing (12) for restraining an object (14) in a vehicle seat (16). A sensor (50) associated with the vehicle seat (16) senses a sensed weight of the object (14) in the vehicle seat. A seat belt tension sensor (60) senses the tension in the seat belt webbing (12). A controller (44) determines a computed weight of the object (14) as a function of both the sensed weight and the tension in the seat belt webbing (12).
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