VEHICLE SEATS
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1. A vehicle seat comprising:
- a seat cushion having a cushion pad deformable to be flexed when a seating load of an occupant is applied; and
a seating sensor disposed within the seat cushion and constructed to detect a seating position of the occupant;
wherein the seating sensor is configured as a push-in switch and can detect the seating position of the occupant when the seating sensor is pressed by the cushion pad; and
a fragile region interleaved between the seating sensor and the cushion pad at a pressure receiving region where the pressing force is applied to the seating sensor, andwherein the fragile region has rigidity lower than the cushion pad.
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Abstract
A vehicle seat has a seat cushion having a cushion pad deformable to be flexed when a seating load of an occupant is applied. A seating sensor is disposed within the seat cushion for detecting a seating position of the occupant. The seating sensor is configured as a push-in switch and can detect the seating position of the occupant when the seating sensor is pressed by the cushion pad. A fragile region is interleaved between the seating sensor and the cushion pad at a pressure receiving region where the pressing force is applied to the seating sensor. The fragile region has rigidity lower than the cushion pad.
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1. A vehicle seat comprising:
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a seat cushion having a cushion pad deformable to be flexed when a seating load of an occupant is applied; and a seating sensor disposed within the seat cushion and constructed to detect a seating position of the occupant; wherein the seating sensor is configured as a push-in switch and can detect the seating position of the occupant when the seating sensor is pressed by the cushion pad; and a fragile region interleaved between the seating sensor and the cushion pad at a pressure receiving region where the pressing force is applied to the seating sensor, and wherein the fragile region has rigidity lower than the cushion pad. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A vehicle seat comprising:
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a seat cushion having a resiliently deformable cushion pad; and a seating sensor mounted within the cushion pad and operable to detect a seating position of an occupant when the cushion pad is deformed by a seating load of the occupant; and an accidental operation preventing device constructed to prevent the seating sensor from being accidentally operated when the occupant is not seated on the vehicle seat. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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