COMBINATION SEAT HEATER AND OCCUPANT SENSOR ANTENNA
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1. A combination seat heater and occupant sensor antenna, comprising:
- an electrically insulative substrate having opposed first and second sides;
a seat heater assembly applied to said first side of said substrate;
a capacitor system occupant sensor antenna applied to said second side of said substrate; and
interference reducing structure interposed between said seat heater assembly and said antenna.
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Abstract
A combination automobile seat heater and occupant sensor antenna is provided having a flexible substrate with the seat heater applied on one side of the substrate and the occupant sensor antenna applied on the other side of the substrate. Structure is provided to minimize interference in the performance of the antenna by operation of the seat heater.
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20 Claims
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1. A combination seat heater and occupant sensor antenna, comprising:
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an electrically insulative substrate having opposed first and second sides; a seat heater assembly applied to said first side of said substrate; a capacitor system occupant sensor antenna applied to said second side of said substrate; and interference reducing structure interposed between said seat heater assembly and said antenna. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A combination seat heater and occupant sensor antenna, comprising:
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an electrically insulative substrate having opposed first and second sides; a polymer thick film printed seat heater conductive layer on one of said first and second sides of said substrate, said seat heater conductive layer defining a plurality of conductive traces; a polymer thick film printed seat heater resistive layer on said seat heater conductive layer; at least one of a printed ground plane layer and a printed isolation layer applied to the other of said first and second sides of said substrate; and a polymer thick film printed capacitor system occupant sensor antenna applied to said at least one of a printed ground plane layer and a printed isolation layer. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for making a combination seat heater and occupant sensor antenna, said method comprising steps of:
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providing an electrically insulative substrate having opposed first and second sides; printing a seat heater assembly on one of the first and second sides of the substrate; and printing a capacitor system occupant sensor antenna assembly on the other of the first and second sides of the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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