Passenger's weight measurement device for vehicle seat and attachment structure for load sensor
First Claim
1. A passenger'"'"'s weight measurement device for a vehicle seat, comprising:
- an upper rail disposed to be movable back and forth on a lower rail fixed to a vehicle floor;
a load sensor fixed on the upper rail; and
a frame disposed on the load sensor and below a vehicle seat, wherein a rod extends from the load sensor to penetrate the frame and to be inserted into an insertion hole formed in a center of a leaf spring, the leaf spring is curved into an angle shape to separate the center of the leaf spring from the frame, a nut is engaged with the rod on the leaf spring, and both hems of the leaf spring abut on the frame in a state that the leaf spring is fastened by the nut.
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Abstract
There is disclosed a passenger'"'"'s weight measurement device for a vehicle seat, capable of suppressing generation of an initial load. The passenger'"'"'s weight measurement device includes an upper rail disposed to be movable back and forth on a lower rail fixed to a vehicle floor; a load sensor fixed on the upper rail; and a frame disposed on the load sensor and below a vehicle seat, wherein a rod extends from the load sensor to penetrate the frame and to be inserted into an insertion hole formed in a center of a leaf spring, the leaf spring is curved into an angle shape to separate the center of the leaf spring from the frame, a nut is engaged with the rod on the leaf spring, and both hems of the leaf spring abut on the frame in a state that the leaf spring is fastened by the nut.
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17 Claims
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1. A passenger'"'"'s weight measurement device for a vehicle seat, comprising:
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an upper rail disposed to be movable back and forth on a lower rail fixed to a vehicle floor;
a load sensor fixed on the upper rail; and
a frame disposed on the load sensor and below a vehicle seat, wherein a rod extends from the load sensor to penetrate the frame and to be inserted into an insertion hole formed in a center of a leaf spring, the leaf spring is curved into an angle shape to separate the center of the leaf spring from the frame, a nut is engaged with the rod on the leaf spring, and both hems of the leaf spring abut on the frame in a state that the leaf spring is fastened by the nut. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An attachment structure for attaching a load sensor to a frame disposed below a vehicle seat,
wherein a rod extends from the load sensor to penetrate the frame and to be inserted into an insertion hole formed in a center of a leaf spring, the leaf spring is curved into an angle shape to separate the center of the leaf spring from the frame, a nut is engaged with the rod on the leaf spring, and both hems of the leaf spring abut on the frame in a state that the leaf spring is fastened by the nut.
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9. A passenger'"'"'s weight measurement device for a vehicle seat, comprising:
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a pair of left and right upper rails disposed to be movable back and forth on a pair of left and right lower rails fixed to a vehicle floor;
four load sensors fixed on front and rear sides of the pair of upper rails; and
a frame disposed on the four load sensors and below the vehicle seat, wherein two of the four load sensors, which are arranged on one diagonal line, are set to play in back-and-forth and left-and-right directions with respect to the frame, and the other two load sensors arranged on the other diagonal line are fixed in back-and-forth and left-and-right directions with respect to the frame.
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10. A passenger'"'"'s weight measurement device for a vehicle seat, comprising:
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a pair of slide rails arranged in a vehicle floor;
a pair of side frames for supporting the seat; and
load cells disposed at four corners of the pair of slide rails and the pair of side frames, wherein the pair of side frames constitute a rectangular seat frame with a set of first connection frames for connecting both ends the pair of side frames extending in parallel so as to be perpendicular to the pair of side frames. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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Specification