Vehicle seat comprising load sensor and side frame having a concave part
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1. A vehicle seat, comprising:
- a load sensor configured to measure a load applied from an occupant, the load sensor having a rod extending therefrom;
a seat cushion frame comprising right and left side frames that extend along a front-rear axis; and
a bracket member attaching the load sensor to at least one of the right and left side frames, the bracket member being secured to a side of the at least one side frame that faces toward a center of the vehicle seat,whereina lower surface of the at least one side frame has a concave part opening downward,at least a part of the load sensor is lower than the concave part, andthe load sensor is closer to the center of the vehicle seat than the concave part.
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A vehicle seat includes a load sensor that is configured to measure a load applied from an occupant and that has a rod extending therefrom, a seat cushion frame that includes right and left side frames that extend along a front-rear axis, and a bracket member attaching the load sensor to at least one of the right and left side frames. A lower surface of the at least one side frame has a concave part opening downward. At least a part of the load sensor is lower than the concave part, and the load sensor is closer to a center of the vehicle seat than the concave part.
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39 Claims
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1. A vehicle seat, comprising:
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a load sensor configured to measure a load applied from an occupant, the load sensor having a rod extending therefrom; a seat cushion frame comprising right and left side frames that extend along a front-rear axis; and a bracket member attaching the load sensor to at least one of the right and left side frames, the bracket member being secured to a side of the at least one side frame that faces toward a center of the vehicle seat, wherein a lower surface of the at least one side frame has a concave part opening downward, at least a part of the load sensor is lower than the concave part, and the load sensor is closer to the center of the vehicle seat than the concave part. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 21, 24, 25, 30, 35)
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8. A vehicle seat, comprising:
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a load sensor configured to measure a load applied from an occupant, the load sensor having a rod extending therefrom; lower rail members configured to be attached to a vehicle; upper rail members that are slideable with respect to the lower rail members; a seat cushion frame comprising right and left side frames that extend along a front-rear axis; and a bracket member attaching the load sensor to at least one of the right and left side frames, the bracket member being secured to a side of the at least one side frame that faces toward a center of the vehicle seat, wherein a lower surface of the at least one side frame has a curved concave part opening downward, at least a part of the load sensor is lower than the curved concave part, and the load sensor is closer to the center of the vehicle seat than the curved concave part. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 22, 31, 36, 39)
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15. A vehicle seat, comprising:
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a load sensor configured to measure a load applied from an occupant, the load sensor having a rod extending therefrom; lower rail members configured to be attached to a vehicle; upper rail members that are slideable with respect to the lower rail members; a seat cushion frame comprising right and left side frames that extend along a front-rear axis; and a bracket member attaching the load sensor to at least one of the right and left side frames, the bracket member being secured to a side of the at least one side frame that faces toward a center of the vehicle seat, wherein a lower surface of the at least one side frame has a concave part opening downward, the load sensor is closer to the center of the vehicle seat than the concave part and an outer edge of the at least one side frame, and a same horizontal plane intersects the load sensor and the concave part. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 26, 32, 37)
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27. A method of assembling a vehicle seat that comprises a seat cushion frame comprising right and left side frames that extend along a front-rear axis, the method comprising:
attaching, to at least one of the right and left side frames, by way of a bracket member secured to a side of the at least one side frame that faces toward a center of the vehicle seat, a load sensor that is configured to measure a load applied from an occupant of the vehicle seat and that has a rod extending therefrom so that at least a part of the load sensor is lower than a concave part opening downward of a lower surface of the at least one side frame and so that the load sensor is closer to the center of the vehicle seat than the concave part. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 33, 38)
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34. A vehicle seat, comprising:
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a load sensor configured to measure a load applied from an occupant, the load sensor having a rod extending therefrom; a seat cushion frame comprising right and left side frames that extend along a front-rear axis; and a bracket member attaching the load sensor to at least one of the right and left side frames, the bracket member being secured to a side of the at least one side frame that faces and a cutter of the vehicle seat, wherein a lower surface of the at least one side frame has a concave part that slopes upward or downward in the forward or rear direction so as to open downward, and at least a part of the load sensor is lower than the concave part.
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