Passenger seat for a vehicle
First Claim
1. A vehicle comprising:
- a frame;
a passenger presence sensor mounted to the frame;
a seat assembly being removably connected to the frame and comprising;
a driver seat disposed on the frame;
a passenger seat disposed on the frame rearward of the driver seat, at least the passenger seat being selectively disposed on the frame; and
a rigid passenger presence responsive member (PPRM) being etained irn the passenger seat and movable with respect to the frame between at least a first position and a second. position responsive to a weight of a passenger seated on the passenger seat,the PPRM being coupled to the passenger presence sensor in at least one of the first and second positions, the passenger presence sensor being thereby configured to detect a presence of the passenger.
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a frame, a passenger presence sensor mounted thereto, and a seat assembly removably connected to. The seat assembly includes a driver seat disposed on the frame and a passenger seat disposed on the frame rearward of the 5 driver seat, at least the passenger seat being selectively disposed on the frame. A rigid passenger presence responsive member (PPRM) is retained in the passenger seat and movable with respect to the frame between at least a first position and a second position responsive to a weight of a passenger seated on the passenger seat. The PPRM is coupled to the passenger presence sensor in at least one of the first and 10 second positions, the passenger presence sensor is thereby configured to detect a presence of the passenger. Removable passenger seats for a vehicle are also disclosed.
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1. A vehicle comprising:
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a frame; a passenger presence sensor mounted to the frame; a seat assembly being removably connected to the frame and comprising; a driver seat disposed on the frame; a passenger seat disposed on the frame rearward of the driver seat, at least the passenger seat being selectively disposed on the frame; and a rigid passenger presence responsive member (PPRM) being etained irn the passenger seat and movable with respect to the frame between at least a first position and a second. position responsive to a weight of a passenger seated on the passenger seat, the PPRM being coupled to the passenger presence sensor in at least one of the first and second positions, the passenger presence sensor being thereby configured to detect a presence of the passenger. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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3. The vehicle of claim wherein the passenger sensor is disposed on the frame below the passenger seat.
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