Occupant detection system
First Claim
1. A waterproof sensor assembly comprising:
- a sensor main body arranged in a vehicle seat;
a sensor terminal;
a sensor terminal protection portion;
a first packing having a hollow ring shape;
a second packing having a hollow ring shape;
a connector casing having a hollow ring shaped opening; and
a connector cover for covering the opening of the connector casing;
wherein;
the sensor terminal protection portion has a hollow ring shape and is integrated with a periphery of the sensor main body,the sensor terminal is integrated with the sensor terminal protection portion such that the sensor terminal protrudes from an inner periphery of the sensor terminal protection portion toward an inside of the sensor terminal protection portion,the hollow ring shape configuration of the first packing, the second packing and the connector casing, when in a closed configuration by operation of the connector cover, come into a gapless sealed relation around the sensor terminal.
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Abstract
The present invention facilitates the construction of a waterproof sensor assembly having, for example, a sensor main body arranged in a vehicle seat, a sensor terminal, a sensor terminal protection portion, a first packing having a hollow ring shape, a second packing having a hollow ring shape, a connector casing having a hollow ring shaped opening, and a connector cover for covering the opening connector casing opening. The sensor terminal protection portion has a hollow ring shape and is integrated with a periphery of the sensor main body. The sensor terminal is integrated with the sensor terminal protection portion such that the sensor terminal protrudes from an inner periphery of the sensor terminal protection portion toward an inside of the sensor terminal protection portion. The arrangement of the first and second packing and the connector case and cover provide a high performance waterproof sealing of the sensor and parts thereof.
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20 Claims
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1. A waterproof sensor assembly comprising:
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a sensor main body arranged in a vehicle seat; a sensor terminal; a sensor terminal protection portion; a first packing having a hollow ring shape; a second packing having a hollow ring shape; a connector casing having a hollow ring shaped opening; and a connector cover for covering the opening of the connector casing; wherein; the sensor terminal protection portion has a hollow ring shape and is integrated with a periphery of the sensor main body, the sensor terminal is integrated with the sensor terminal protection portion such that the sensor terminal protrudes from an inner periphery of the sensor terminal protection portion toward an inside of the sensor terminal protection portion, the hollow ring shape configuration of the first packing, the second packing and the connector casing, when in a closed configuration by operation of the connector cover, come into a gapless sealed relation around the sensor terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An occupant detecting system comprising:
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an occupant detecting sensor including a sensor main body, a sensor terminal protection portion and a sensor terminal, wherein the sensor main body is arranged in at least one of a backrest section and a seating surface section in a vehicle seat, wherein the sensor terminal protection portion has a ring shape with a framework axis extending through a center thereof, and is integrated with a periphery of the sensor main body, and wherein the sensor terminal is integrated with the sensor terminal protection portion such that the sensor terminal protrudes from an inner periphery of the sensor terminal protection portion toward an inside of the sensor terminal protection portion; a connector casing having a ring shaped opening; and a connector cover for covering the opening of the connector casing, wherein the connector cover is disposed between two surfaces of the connector casing in such a manner that the connector cover covers the sensor terminal protection portion. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An occupant detection system comprising:
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a sensor having a terminal on an end thereof; a connector cover; a connector case having a rectangular shape with a hollow rectangle shaped opening recessed at the center of a top surface thereof; a first packing; and a second packing, wherein the connector case includes a groove formed from an outside periphery to an inside periphery thereof on one of four sides of an opening end face thereof corresponding to the terminal of the sensor, the groove providing a space for inserting the end of the sensor between the first packing and the second packing. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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