SEAT APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE

• US 20150122556A1
• Filed: 11/05/2014
• Published: 05/07/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.)
• Inventors: Takahashi, Yusuke, Honda, Isao, Tomatsu, Yoshiaki, Tomizawa, Tomomi
• Application Number:
  US14/533,242
• Publication Number:
  US 20150122556A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 177/136
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/002 Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon detection means responsive to presence or absence of children B60N2/266
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/0026 for distinguishing between humans, animals or objects
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/0031 mounted on the frame
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/0035 characterised by the sensor data transmission, e.g. wired connections or wireless transmitters therefor; characterised by the sensor data processing, e.g. seat sensor signal amplification or electric circuits for providing seat sensor information
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/0276 reaction to emergency situations, e.g. crash
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2220/00 Computerised treatment of data for controlling of seats
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2230/30 Signal processing of sensor data
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 19/4142 for controlling activation of safety devices, e.g. airbag systems electrical circuits for triggering safety arrangements in case of vehicle accidents B60R21/015

Abstract

A seat apparatus for a vehicle includes a load detection device measuring a load applied to a seat, an offset amount detection portion adding an offset amount being offset from zero, the offset amount of the load detection device occurred by a collision of the vehicle to a value stored as an offset amount occurred before the collision of the vehicle, the offset amount detection portion storing the offset amount occurred by the collision of the vehicle and the offset amount occurred before the collision of the vehicle as the offset amount in a case where a collision load value occurred by the collision of the vehicle and detected by the load detection device exceeds a predetermined value, and a correction portion correcting a load value detected by the load detection device on the basis of the offset amount stored in the offset amount detection portion.

Claims

1. A seat apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:

a seat;

an attachment member configured to be provided on a floor of the vehicle;

a fixing member provided at the seat to fix the seat to the attachment member;

a load detection device interposed between the fixing member and the attachment member, the load detection device measuring a load applied to the seat to distinguish an existence of a passenger and a type of a passenger;

an offset amount detection portion adding an offset amount being offset from zero, the offset amount of the load detection device occurred by a collision of the vehicle, to a value stored as an offset amount being offset from zero, the offset amount of the load detection device occurred before the collision of the vehicle, the offset amount detection portion storing the offset amount being offset from zero, the offset amount of the load detection device occurred by the collision of the vehicle and the value stored as the offset amount being offset from zero, the offset amount of the load detection device occurred before the collision of the vehicle as the offset amount being offset from zero, the offset amount of the load detection device, in a case where a collision load value occurred by the collision of the vehicle and detected by the load detection device exceeds a predetermined value; and

a correction portion correcting a load value detected by the load detection device on the basis of the offset amount being offset from zero, the offset amount of the load detection device stored in the offset amount detection portion.

2. The seat apparatus for the vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the collision load value that the load detection device detects at the collision of the vehicle corresponds to a load applied in a detachment direction, the detachment direction corresponding to a direction where the attachment member and the fixing member are separated from each other.

3. The seat apparatus for the vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising:

a correspondent relationship memory portion previously obtaining a relationship between the collision load value detected by the load detection device at a time of the collision of the vehicle and the offset amount being offset from zero, the offset amount occurred by the collision of the vehicle, and the correspondent relationship memory portion storing the relationship thereof;

wherein

the offset amount detection portion detects the offset amount being offset from zero, the offset amount of the load detection device occurred by the collision of the vehicle, from the relationship stored in the correspondent relationship memory portion, the relationship between the collision load value and the offset amount being offset from zero, the offset amount occurred by the collision of the vehicle.

4. The seat apparatus for the vehicle according to claim 2, further comprising:

a correspondent relationship memory portion previously obtaining a relationship between the collision load value detected by the load detection device at a time of the collision of the vehicle and the offset amount being offset from zero, the offset amount occurred by the collision of the vehicle, and the correspondent relationship memory portion storing the relationship thereof;

wherein

the offset amount detection portion detects the offset amount being offset from zero, the offset amount of the load detection device occurred by the collision of the vehicle, from the relationship stored in the correspondent relationship memory portion, the relationship between the collision load value and the offset amount being offset from zero, the offset amount occurred by the collision of the vehicle.

5. The seat apparatus for the vehicle according to either claim 3, further comprising:

a vacancy determination portion determining whether the seat is in a vacant state where the seat is neither occupied by a passenger nor by an object;

wherein

the offset amount detection portion stores the collision load value detected by the load detection device as the offset amount being offset from zero, the offset amount of the load detection device, when the vacancy determination portion determines that the seat is in the vacant state.

6. The seat apparatus for the vehicle according to claim 4, further comprising:

a vehicle stop determination portion determining whether the vehicle is in a stopped state;

wherein

the offset amount detection portion stores the collision load value detected by the load detection device as the offset amount being offset from zero, the offset amount of the load detection device, when the vehicle stop determination portion determines that the vehicle is in the stopped state.

7. The seat apparatus for the vehicle according to claim 6, further comprising:

an inclination angle detection device detecting an inclination angle of the vehicle relative to a predetermined reference surface in a case where the vehicle is in the stopped state;

wherein

the offset amount detection portion stores the offset amount being offset from zero, the offset amount of the load detection device, in response to the inclination angle of the vehicle detected by the inclination angle detection device.