OCCUPANT CLASSIFYING DEVICE FOR AN AUTOMOBILE
First Claim
1. An occupant classifying device for an automobile, comprising:
- a car body;
a first electrode disposed in a seat inside the car body;
a second electrode disposed in the seat; and
a switch allowing the first electrode and the second electrode to have different polarities or the same polarity such that a first electric field is generated between the first electrode and the second electrode, or a second electric field is generated between the first and second electrodes and the car body.
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Abstract
Provided is an occupant classifying device for an automobile which can classify an object in a seat without being influenced by external conditions that interfere in detecting a passenger.
The occupant classifying device for an automobile according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a car body; a first electrode disposed in a seat inside the car body; a second electrode disposed in the seat; and a switch allowing the first electrode and the second electrode to have different polarities or the same polarity such that a first electric field is generated between the first electrode and the second electrode, or a second electric field is generated between the first and second electrodes and the car body.
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1. An occupant classifying device for an automobile, comprising:
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a car body; a first electrode disposed in a seat inside the car body; a second electrode disposed in the seat; and a switch allowing the first electrode and the second electrode to have different polarities or the same polarity such that a first electric field is generated between the first electrode and the second electrode, or a second electric field is generated between the first and second electrodes and the car body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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