Occupant detecting apparatus capable of improving detection accuracy
First Claim
1. An occupant detecting apparatus for detecting an occupant seated on a passenger seat of a vehicle with an airbag for said occupant, comprising:
- a load sensor provided in a bottom part of said seat;
a plurality of first electric field sensors provided in the bottom part of said seat;
a plurality of second electric field sensors provided in a rear part of said seat; and
an airbag inflating permission control unit, connected to said load sensor and said first and second electric field sensors, for permitting inflation of said airbag in accordance with output signals of said load sensor and said first and second electric field sensors.
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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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26 Claims
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1. An occupant detecting apparatus for detecting an occupant seated on a passenger seat of a vehicle with an airbag for said occupant, comprising:
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a load sensor provided in a bottom part of said seat;
a plurality of first electric field sensors provided in the bottom part of said seat;
a plurality of second electric field sensors provided in a rear part of said seat; and
an airbag inflating permission control unit, connected to said load sensor and said first and second electric field sensors, for permitting inflation of said airbag in accordance with output signals of said load sensor and said first and second electric field sensors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26)
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13. An occupant detecting apparatus for detecting an occupant seated on a passenger seat of a vehicle with an airbag for said occupant, comprising:
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a plurality of first electric field sensors provided in the bottom part of said seat;
a second electric field sensor provided in a rear part of said seat; and
an airbag inflating permission control unit, connected to said first and second electric field sensors, for permitting inflation of said airbag in accordance with output signals of said first and second electric field sensors.
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21. An occupant detecting apparatus for detecting an occupant seated on a passenger seat of a vehicle with a side-airbag for said occupant, comprising:
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a load sensor provided in a bottom part of said seat;
an electric field sensor provided in a rear part of said seat on a side of said side-airbag; and
an airbag inflating permission control unit, connected to said load sensor and said electric field sensor, for permitting inflation of said side-airbag in accordance with output signals of said load sensor and said electric field sensor. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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