Vehicular Seats with Weight Sensing Capability
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1. A vehicle seat, comprising:
- a seat portion adapted to support an occupant, said seat portion including a container having an interior containing fluid and being partitioned into multiple sections between which the fluid flows as a function of pressure applied to said seat portion, a back portion coupled to and arranged at an angle to said seat portion; and
a measurement system arranged to obtain an indication of the weight of the occupant when present on said seat portion based at least in part on the pressure of the fluid in said container.
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Abstract
Vehicle seat including a seat portion including a container having an interior containing fluid and a mechanism, material or structure therein to restrict flow of the fluid from one portion of the interior to another portion of the interior, a back portion arranged at an angle to the seat portion, and a measurement system arranged to obtain an indication of the weight of the occupant when present on the seat portion based at least in part on the pressure of the fluid in the container. The weight of the occupant can be used to control components in the vehicle or the seat itself.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle seat, comprising:
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a seat portion adapted to support an occupant, said seat portion including a container having an interior containing fluid and being partitioned into multiple sections between which the fluid flows as a function of pressure applied to said seat portion, a back portion coupled to and arranged at an angle to said seat portion; and
a measurement system arranged to obtain an indication of the weight of the occupant when present on said seat portion based at least in part on the pressure of the fluid in said container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A seat for a vehicle, comprising:
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a seat portion adapted to support an occupant, said seat portion including a bladder having a fluid-containing interior, a back portion coupled to and arranged at an angle to said seat portion;
a mounting structure for mounting said seat portion to a floor pan of the vehicle and a measurement system associated with said bladder and arranged to obtain an indication of the weight of the occupant when present on said seat portion based at least in part on the pressure of the fluid in said bladder. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for controlling a component in a vehicle which interacts with or is interacted by the occupant of a seat in the vehicle, comprising:
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a seat portion adapted to support an occupant, said seat portion including a container having an interior containing fluid and being partitioned into multiple sections between which the fluid flows as a function of pressure applied to said seat portion, a measurement system arranged to obtain an indication of the weight of the occupant when present on said seat portion based at least in part on the pressure of the fluid in said container;
an adjustment device arranged to adjust the component based on occupancy of the seat; and
a processor coupled to said measurement system and to said adjustment device and arranged to determine an adjustment of the component to be provided by said adjustment system based on the indication of the weight of the occupant of the seat provided by said measurement system. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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