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Motor vehicle seat with integrated occupation detector

  • US 6,412,357 B2
  • Filed: 03/15/2001
  • Issued: 07/02/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/16/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Motor vehicle seat with integrated occupation detector, comprisingan upper frame, said upper frame supporting a seat upholstery or a seat shell, and a lower frame, said lower frame being secured in the motor vehicle, at least one mechanical mounting element to support the upper frame in the lower frame and to introduce a weight force from the upper frame into the lower frame, said mounting element being designed so as to deform elastically under the weight of a seat user, said elastic deformation causing a vertical displacement between the upper frame and the lower frame, and at least one measuring sensor for measuring an elastic deformation of said mounting element, said measuring sensor comprising a switching element, said switching element measuring the vertical displacement between the upper frame and the lower frame as the exceeding of a predetermined threshold value.

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