×

Device for detecting the occupancy of a seat

  • US 20060092023A1
  • Filed: 10/19/2005
  • Published: 05/04/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A device for detecting an occupancy of a seat, comprising:

  • at least one transmitting apparatus for outputting emitted signals and disposed at a first position in the seat;

    at least one receiving apparatus for receiving the emitted signals and disposed at a second position in the seat, the second position being distanced from the first position such that a person occupying the seat will be situated at least partially in a signal path between said at least one transmitting apparatus and said at least one receiving apparatus for influencing the emitted signals in dependency on seat occupancy;

    at least one base station connected, for generating the emitted signals, to said at least one transmitting apparatus and, for evaluating received signals, to said at least one receiving apparatus; and

    at least one sensor apparatus for determining an adjusted position of the seat in a form of seat position data, and the seat position data being taken into account when the received signals are evaluated.

View all claims
  • 2 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×