Seat having passenger's sitting posture detecting apparatus, and harness wiring structure in seat

• US 6,402,240 B1
• Filed: 07/14/2000
• Issued: 06/11/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Honda Motor Company), TS Tech Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Honda Motor Company), TS Tech Company Limited
• Inventors: Toba, Eiji, Kayumi, Tetsuya
• Primary Examiner(s): REDMAN, JERRY E
• Application Number:
  US09/616,442
• Time in Patent Office: 697 Days
• Field of Search: 297/217.3, 297/216.1, 340/438, 340/573.7, 340/573.1
• US Class Current: 297/217.3
• 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 2/7094 Upholstery springs
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/01512 Passenger detection systems
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/207 in vehicle seats

Abstract

Firstly, a passenger'"'"'s sitting posture detecting apparatus 1 is mounted on a side of a seat back frame 2 and outside of a frame, an opening 10 is formed in a side of a back pad 9 at a location corresponding to that of the passenger'"'"'s sitting posture detecting apparatus 1, the passenger'"'"'s sitting posture detecting apparatus 1 is accommodated in the opening 10, a harness 6 is assembled with the passenger'"'"'s sitting posture detecting apparatus 1 in the opening 10 through a connector 7 such that the harness 6 can be connected to the passenger'"'"'s sitting posture detecting apparatus 1. Therefore, the harness 6 can be reliably assembled with the passenger'"'"'s sitting posture detecting apparatus 1 through the connector 7 from outside with a simple operation. Secondary, the harness 6 is held and brought into conduction such that the harness 6 is separated from the edge of the mounting member 14 through a clip 18. With this structure, the harness 16 is held such that the harness 16 does not come in contact with the edge of the mounting member 14.

Claims

1. A seat having a passenger'"'"'s sitting posture detecting apparatus, wherein the passenger'"'"'s sitting posture detecting apparatus is mounted on a side of a seat back frame and outside of a frame, an opening is formed in a side of a back pad at a location corresponding to that of the passenger'"'"'s sitting posture detecting apparatus, the passenger'"'"'s sitting posture detecting apparatus is accommodated in the opening, a harness is assembled with a socket of the passenger'"'"'s sitting posture detecting apparatus in the opening through a connector such that the harness can be connected to the socket, and the passenger'"'"'s sitting posture detecting apparatus is mounted on a side of a seat back.

2. A seat having a passenger'"'"'s sitting posture detecting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the passenger'"'"'s sitting posture detecting apparatus is accommodated in the opening, the harness is assembled with the passenger'"'"'s sitting posture detecting apparatus in the opening through the connector such that the harness can be connected to the passenger'"'"'s sitting posture detecting apparatus, and the opening is covered with a cover which is fitted into the opening.

3. A harness wiring structure in a seat applied to a wiring operation for bringing a harness which electrically connects various apparatuses into conduction in a vicinity of an edge of a mounting member, comprising a clip having a holder for pinching and holding the harness on its axis, a holder arm extended from the holder and located inward of a face from the edge of the mounting member, and a projection provided on a base of the holder arm and fitted and fixed to a plate face of the mounting member, wherein the harness is held and brought into conduction such that the harness is separated from the edge of the mounting member through the clip.

4. A harness wiring structure in a seat according to claim 3, further comprising an engaging pin projecting from an intermediate portion of the holder arm, wherein the engaging pin is brought into abutment against the edge of the mounting member to fix the clip so that the clip does not rotate.