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Vehicle seat comprising load sensor and side frame having a concave part

US9156384B2 · kind B2 · utility

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101References

39Claims

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Assignee

TS TECH CO., LTD. · JP

Inventors

Wataru Takayasu · Reynoldsburg, US
Shinya Ishima · Shioya, JP
Shigeru Endo · Yokohama, JP
Kenji Sato · Utsunomiya, JP

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 15, 2013
Grant date	Oct 13, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 14, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S411/946
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle seat includes a load sensor that is configured to measure a load applied from an occupant and that has a rod extending therefrom, a seat cushion frame that includes right and left side frames that extend along a front-rear axis, and a bracket member attaching the load sensor to at least one of the right and left side frames. A lower surface of the at least one side frame has a concave part opening downward. At least a part of the load sensor is lower than the concave part, and the load sensor is closer to a center of the vehicle seat than the concave part.

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