PASSENGER DISTINGUISHING APPARATUS
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Abstract
A passenger distinguishing apparatus is provided. The passenger distinguishing apparatus includes: a weight detection sensor that is assembled in a vehicle seat to detect a passenger'"'"'s weight; and a first bracket and a second bracket that assemble the weight detection sensor in the seat, wherein the weight detection sensor has a length direction in a horizontal direction of the seat, and a first damper for absorbing assembling tolerance of the weight detection sensor is disposed between the first bracket and the weight detection sensor. Therefore, assembling tolerance can be absorbed with minimum parts, production can be improved, contact noise can be reduced, and a weight and cost can be reduced.
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31 Claims
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12. A passenger distinguishing apparatus comprising:
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a weight detection sensor disposed at vehicle seat to detect a passenger'"'"'s weight, the weight sensor having a length dimension which is the longest dimension of the sensor; and a first bracket and a second bracket that retain the weight detection sensor at the seat, wherein the weight detection sensor is disposed such that the length dimension of the sensor is parallel to a horizontal direction of the seat. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A passenger distinguishing apparatus for a vehicle seat of a vehicle having an air bag controlled by an air-bag control unit, the passenger distinguishing apparatus comprising:
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a weight detection sensor extending in parallel to the width of the vehicle seat for detecting a weight of a passenger seated in the vehicle seat; a first bracket connected to the vehicle seat and adapted to support a first end of the weight detection sensor; a second bracket spaced from the first bracket and connected to the vehicle seat, the second bracket adapted to support a second end of the weight detection sensor; a weight classification unit connected to the weight detection sensor for receiving an electric signal corresponding to the detected weight of the passenger and transferring the electric signal to the air-bag control unit; a first damper disposed between the first bracket and the weight detection sensor for absorbing a first assembling tolerance of the weight detection sensor at the first end of the weight detection sensor; and a second damper disposed between the second bracket and the weight detection sensor for absorbing a second assembling tolerance of the weight detection sensor at a second end of the weight detection sensor. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A seat comprising:
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a seat frame having a front seat frame, a rear seat frame and side seat frames extending between and connected respectively to the front seat frame and the rear seat frame; a guide bracket for supporting the seat frame; a slide bracket provided at the guide bracket and movable between forward and rearward directions relative thereto; a passenger distinguishing apparatus provided at front and rear ends of the sliding bracket, the passenger distinguishing apparatus having a weight detection sensor which detects a weight of a person seated in the seat and a weight classification unit connected to the weight detection sensor that receives an electric signal corresponding to the detected weight of the person, wherein the weight detection sensor is provided such that it extends in parallel to the width of the seat; and dampers for absorbing assembling tolerance of the weight detection sensor. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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