Occupant detecting apparatus capable of improving detection accuracy
US6684973B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 26, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2021/01068
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In an occupant detecting apparatus for detecting an occupant seated on a passenger seat of a vehicle with an airbag for the occupant, a load sensor is provided in a bottom part of the seat. A plurality of first electric field sensors are provided in the bottom part of the seat, and a plurality of second electric field sensors are provided in a rear part of the seat. An airbag inflating permission control unit permits inflation of the airbag in accordance with output signals of the load sensor and the first and second electric field sensors.
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