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Seat sensor and detection device using the same

US6483055B1 · kind B1 · utility

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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 31, 2000
Grant dateNov 19, 2002
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Expiry dateMar 15, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H3/141
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A seat sensor includes a top sheet made of insulating film; an upper insulating layer with insulating particles partially protruding from the surface of the upper insulating layer; and an upper resistor layer formed over the upper insulating layer. The seat sensor further includes a bottom sheet made of insulating resin film disposed under the top sheet; a lower insulating layer with insulating particles partially protruding from the surface of the lower insulating layer; a lower resistor layer formed over the lower insulating layer, and an insulating spacer layer formed between the top sheet and the bottom sheet. The above construction provides a seat sensor that has stable resistance properties even after repeated loading and a detection device using the seat sensor.

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