Seat occupation detection mat

• US 20060192417A1
• Filed: 02/17/2006
• Published: 08/31/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Karges, Peter, Zacherl, Jurgen, Ellinger, Stefan, Pietsch, Arnulf
• Application Number:
  US11/357,524
• Publication Number:
  US 20060192417A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 297/217.3
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/01516 using force or pressure sensing means
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/0154 in combination with seat heating

Abstract

A seat occupancy detection mat (1) is proposed with a number of pressure sensitive sensor elements (2) arranged between two mat films (8), which is provided with a conductive layer (7) for the purpose of shielding from electromagnetic interference radiation, said layer being connected to at least one of the mat films (8, 9), or being integrated therein.

Claims

1-7. -7. (canceled)

8. A seat occupancy detection mat, comprising:

two mat films disposed in substantially congruent relationship and a conductive layer provided on at least one of said two mat films; and

a plurality of sensor elements disposed between said two mat films.

9. The seat occupancy detection mat according to claim 8, wherein said plurality of elements are pressure-sensitive sensor elements.

10. The seat occupancy detection mat according to claim 8, wherein said conductive layer is connected to one of said two mat films.

11. The seat occupancy detection mat according to claim 10, wherein said conductive layer is glued to one of said two mat films.

12. The seat occupancy detection mat according to claim 8, wherein said conductive layer is integrated into one of said mat films.

13. The seat occupancy detection mat according to claim 8, wherein said conductive layer is connected to a reference potential of said sensor mat.

14. The seat occupancy detection mat according to claim 13, wherein said conductive layer is connected via a riveted joint.

15. The seat occupancy detection mat according to claim 14, wherein said conductive layer is connected via a cable connection.

16. The seat occupancy detection mat according to claim 8, wherein said conductive layer is connected to a vehicle potential.

17. The seat occupancy detection mat according to claim 8, wherein said conductive layer is connected to a vehicle chassis.

18. In combination with a motor vehicle, the seat occupancy detection mat according to claim 8 having said conductive layer connected to a ground potential of the motor vehicle.