Occupant classification sense element
First Claim
1. An occupant classification system for use with a seat mounting arrangement in a vehicle for coupling a seat base to a vehicle floor, the system comprising:
- a sensor element having a body having a center portion adapted for securing to a floor of the vehicle, a first attachment portion connected to said center portion by a first flexible beam, and a second attachment portion connected to said center portion by a second flexible beam, said first and second attachment portions being rigidly secured directly to said seat base;
first and second strain sensing elements attached to said first flexible beam and third and fourth strain sensing elements attached to said second flexible beam;
whereby said first, second, third and fourth strain sensing elements cooperate to produce an electrical signal indicative of a force applied to said seat base, thereby deflecting said first and second flexible beams in substantially S-shaped bends.
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Abstract
An occupant classification sense element is provided. The sense element has a body having a center portion, a first attachment portion connected to the center portion by a first flexible beam, and a second attachment portion connected to the center portion by a second flexible beam. First and second strain sensing elements are attached to the first flexible beam and third and fourth strain sensing elements are attached to the second flexible beam. The first, second, third and fourth strain sensing elements cooperate to produce an electrical signal indicative of a force deflecting the first and second flexible beams.
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1. An occupant classification system for use with a seat mounting arrangement in a vehicle for coupling a seat base to a vehicle floor, the system comprising:
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a sensor element having a body having a center portion adapted for securing to a floor of the vehicle, a first attachment portion connected to said center portion by a first flexible beam, and a second attachment portion connected to said center portion by a second flexible beam, said first and second attachment portions being rigidly secured directly to said seat base; first and second strain sensing elements attached to said first flexible beam and third and fourth strain sensing elements attached to said second flexible beam; whereby said first, second, third and fourth strain sensing elements cooperate to produce an electrical signal indicative of a force applied to said seat base, thereby deflecting said first and second flexible beams in substantially S-shaped bends. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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