Apparatus for customizing a vehicle seat for an occupant
US9771003B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 29, 2014 |
| Grant date | Sep 26, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01G19/44
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for customizing a vehicle seat includes a seat having a cushion and a back coupled thereto and a plurality of force sensors in respective locations along the cushion and the back. The apparatus further includes electronic circuitry coupled with the plurality of sensors and programmed to associate forces sensed by ones of the plurality of force sensors with the respective locations thereof and to output the sensed forces and associated areas.
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