Vehicle seat including load sensors between wall portions
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1. A vehicle seat, comprising:
- a first load sensor and a second load sensor which measure a load applied from an occupant; and
a first sensor attaching member and a second sensor attaching member to attach the first load sensor and the second load sensor, respectively, to the vehicle seat, the first sensor attaching member and the second sensor attaching member being disposed below a seating surface of the occupant, whereinthe first load sensor and the second load sensor are located at different locations along a front-back direction,the first sensor attaching member comprises a first wall portion, a second wall portion and a third wall portion,the first wall portion has a first insertion hole through which a rod portion which projects from a main body of the first load sensor protrudes,the second wall portion and the third wall portion which extend from the first wall portion face each other,the main body of the first load sensor is located between the second wall portion and the third wall portion,the second sensor attaching member comprises a fourth wall portion, a fifth wall portion and a sixth wall portion,the fourth wall portion has a second insertion hole through which a rod portion which projects from a main body of the second load sensor protrudes,the fifth wall portion and the sixth wall portion which extend from the fourth wall portion face each other,the main body of the second load sensor is located between the fifth wall portion and the sixth wall portion,the first wall portion and the fourth wall portion are monolithically, integrally connected by a first extension wall that extends in the front-back direction, andat least one of the second wall portion and the third wall portion and at least one of the fifth wall portion and the sixth wall portion are monolithically, integrally connected by a second extension wall that extends in the front-back direction.
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Abstract
A vehicle seat includes a load sensor for measuring a load applied from an occupant and a seat cushion frame, wherein the seat cushion frame comprises right and left side frames extending in a front-and-rear direction, the load sensor is attached to the seat cushion frame, and a concave portion is formed in at least one of the right and left side frames at a position opposite to the load sensor.
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1. A vehicle seat, comprising:
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a first load sensor and a second load sensor which measure a load applied from an occupant; and a first sensor attaching member and a second sensor attaching member to attach the first load sensor and the second load sensor, respectively, to the vehicle seat, the first sensor attaching member and the second sensor attaching member being disposed below a seating surface of the occupant, wherein the first load sensor and the second load sensor are located at different locations along a front-back direction, the first sensor attaching member comprises a first wall portion, a second wall portion and a third wall portion, the first wall portion has a first insertion hole through which a rod portion which projects from a main body of the first load sensor protrudes, the second wall portion and the third wall portion which extend from the first wall portion face each other, the main body of the first load sensor is located between the second wall portion and the third wall portion, the second sensor attaching member comprises a fourth wall portion, a fifth wall portion and a sixth wall portion, the fourth wall portion has a second insertion hole through which a rod portion which projects from a main body of the second load sensor protrudes, the fifth wall portion and the sixth wall portion which extend from the fourth wall portion face each other, the main body of the second load sensor is located between the fifth wall portion and the sixth wall portion, the first wall portion and the fourth wall portion are monolithically, integrally connected by a first extension wall that extends in the front-back direction, and at least one of the second wall portion and the third wall portion and at least one of the fifth wall portion and the sixth wall portion are monolithically, integrally connected by a second extension wall that extends in the front-back direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 31)
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23. A vehicle seat, comprising:
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a first load sensor and a second load sensor which measure a load applied from an occupant; and a first sensor attaching member and a second sensor attaching member to attach the first load sensor and the second load sensor, respectively, to the vehicle seat, the first sensor attaching member and the second sensor attaching member being disposed below a seating surface of the occupant, wherein the first load sensor is located more backward than the second load sensor, the first sensor attaching member comprises a first wall portion, a second wall portion and a third wall portion, the first wall portion has a first insertion hole through which a rod portion which projects from a main body of the first load sensor protrudes, the second wall portion and the third wall portion which extend from the first wall portion face each other, the main body of the first load sensor is located between the second wall portion and the third wall portion, the second sensor attaching member comprises a fourth wall portion, a fifth wall portion and a sixth wall portion, the fourth wall portion has a second insertion hole through which a rod portion which extends from a main body of the second load sensor protrudes, the fifth wall portion and the sixth wall portion which extend from the fourth wall portion face each other, the main body of the second load sensor is located between the fifth wall portion and the sixth wall portion, the first wall portion and the fourth wall portion are monolithically, integrally connected by a first extension wall which extends in the front-back direction, and at least one of the second wall portion and the third wall portion and at least one of the fifth wall portion and the sixth wall portion are monolithically, integrally connected by a second extension wall which extends in the front-back direction. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 32)
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29. A vehicle seat, comprising:
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a first load sensor and a second load sensor which measure a load applied from an occupant; a first sensor attaching member and a second sensor attaching member to attach the first load sensor and the second load sensor, respectively, to the vehicle seat, the first sensor attaching member and the second sensor attaching member being disposed below a seating surface of the occupant; left and right side frames; and a plate member which connects between front sections of the left and right side frames, wherein the first load sensor and the second load sensor are located at different locations along a front-back direction, the first sensor attaching member comprises a first wall portion, a second wall portion and a third wall portion, the first wall portion has a first insertion hole through which a rod portion which projects from a main body of the first load sensor protrudes, the second wall portion and the third wall portion which extend from the first wall portion face each other, the main body of the first load sensor is located between the second wall portion and the third wall portion, the second sensor attaching member comprises a fourth wall portion, a fifth wall portion and a sixth wall portion, the fourth wall portion has a second insertion hole through which a rod portion which projects from a main body of the second load sensor protrudes, the fifth wall portion and the sixth wall portion which extend from the fourth wall portion face each other, the main body of the second load sensor is located between the fifth wall portion and the sixth wall portion, the first wall portion and the fourth wall portion are monolithically, integrally connected by a first extension wall that extends in the front-back direction, at least one of the second wall portion and the third wall portion and at least one of the fifth wall portion and the sixth wall portion are monolithically, integrally connected by a second extension wall that extends in the front-back direction, the main body of the first load sensor is disposed below a back section of at least one of the left and right side frames, the main body of the second load sensor is disposed below a front section of the at least one of the left and right side frames, an opening is formed at a front section of the at least one of the left and right side frames, and a width of the opening in the front-back direction is longer than a width of the main body of the second load sensor in the front-back direction. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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30. A vehicle seat, comprising:
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a first load sensor and a second load sensor which measure a load applied from an occupant; a first sensor attaching member and a second sensor attaching member to attach the first load sensor and the second load sensor, respectively, to the vehicle seat, the first sensor attaching member and the second sensor attaching member being disposed below a seating surface of the occupant; left and right rail members configured to allow the vehicle seat to slide in a front-back direction, the left and right rail members being formed of left and right upper rail members and left and right lower rail members; a connecting member which connects between the left and right upper rail members; and left and right side frames, wherein the first load sensor and the second load sensor are located at different locations along the front-back direction, the first sensor attaching member comprises a first wall portion, a second wall portion and a third wall portion, the first wall portion has a first insertion hole through which a rod portion which projects from a main body of the first load sensor protrudes, the second wall portion and the third wall portion which extend from the first wall portion face each other, the main body of the first load sensor is located between the second wall portion and the third wall portion, the second sensor attaching member comprises a fourth wall portion, a fifth wall portion and a sixth wall portion, the fourth wall portion has a second insertion hole through which a rod portion which projects from a main body of the second load sensor protrudes, the fifth wall portion and the sixth wall portion which extend from the fourth wall portion face each other, the main body of the second load sensor is located between the fifth wall portion and the sixth wall portion, the first wall portion and the fourth wall portion are monolithically, integrally connected by a first extension wall that extends in a front-back direction, at least one of the second wall portion and the third wall portion and at least one of the fifth wall portion and the sixth wall portion are monolithically, integrally connected by a second extension wall that extends in the front-back direction, the second load sensor is disposed more forward than the first load sensor, at least a part of the connecting member is formed of a cylindrical member, a shaft center of the cylindrical member positionable more backward than a shaft center of the rod portion of the second load sensor, the main body of the first load sensor is disposed below a back section of at least one of the left and right side frames, the main body of the second load sensor is disposed below a front section of the at least one of the left and right side frames, the sixth wall portion is located at a position further from the at least one of the left and right side frames than the fifth wall portion, and an end section of the connecting member and the sixth wall portion are located on a same vertical plane, the vertical plane being along a longitudinal direction of either of the left and right rail members. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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35. A method of assembling a vehicle seat, the method comprising:
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attaching to the vehicle seat, by way of a first sensor attaching member located below a seating surface of an occupant of the vehicle seat, a first load sensor that measures a load applied from the occupant so that (1) a rod portion that projects from a main body of the first load sensor protrudes through a first insertion hole of a first wall portion of the first sensor attaching member, and (2) the main body of the first load sensor is located between a second wall portion and a third wall portion of the first sensor attaching member, the second wall portion and the third wall portion extending from the first wall portion to face each other; and attaching to the vehicle seat, by way of a second sensor attaching member located below the seating surface of the occupant, a second load sensor that measures the load applied from the occupant so that (1) the first load sensor and the second load sensor are located at different locations along a front-back direction, (2) a rod portion that projects from a main body of the second load sensor protrudes through a second insertion hole of a fourth wall portion of the second sensor attaching member, and (3) the main body of the second load sensor is located between a fifth wall portion and a sixth wall portion of the second sensor attaching member, the fifth wall portion and the sixth wall portion extending from the fourth wall portion to face each other, wherein the first wall portion and the fourth wall portion are monolithically, integrally connected by a first extension wall that extends in the front-back direction, and at least one of the second wall portion and the third wall portion and at least one of the fifth wall portion and the sixth wall portion are monolithically, integrally connected by a second extension wall that extends in the front-back direction. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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37. A method of assembling a vehicle seat, the method comprising:
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connecting front sections of left and right side frames of the vehicle seat with a plate member; attaching to the vehicle seat, by way of a first sensor attaching member located below a seating surface of an occupant of the vehicle seat, a first load sensor that measures a load applied from the occupant so that (1) a rod portion that projects from a main body of the first load sensor protrudes through a first insertion hole of a first wall portion of the first sensor attaching member, (2) the main body of the first load sensor is located between a second wall portion and a third wall portion of the first sensor attaching member, the second wall portion and the third wall portion extending from the first wall portion to face each other, and (3) the main body of the first load sensor is located below a back section of at least one of the left and right side frames; and attaching to the vehicle seat, by way of a second sensor attaching member located below the seating surface of the occupant, a second load sensor that measures the load applied from the occupant so that (1) the first load sensor and the second load sensor are located at different locations along a front-back direction, (2) a rod portion that projects from a main body of the second load sensor protrudes through a second insertion hole of a fourth wall portion of the second sensor attaching member, (3) the main body of the second load sensor is located between a fifth wall portion and a sixth wall portion of the second sensor attaching member, the fifth wall portion and the sixth wall portion extending from the fourth wall portion to face each other, and (4) the main body of the second load sensor is located below a front section of the at least one side frame, wherein the first wall portion and the fourth wall portion are monolithically, integrally connected by a first extension wall that extends in the front-back direction, at least one of the second wall portion and the third wall portion and at least one of the fifth wall portion and the sixth wall portion are monolithically, integrally connected by a second extension wall that extends in the front-back direction, and a width in the front-back direction of an opening formed at a front section of the least one side frame is longer than a width of the main body of the second load sensor in the front-back direction.
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38. A method of assembling a vehicle seat, the method comprising:
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attaching left and right upper rail members to left and right lower rail members to form left and right rail members configured to allow the vehicle seat to slide in a front-back direction; connecting the left and right upper rail members with a connecting member, at least a part of which is formed of a cylindrical member; attaching to the vehicle seat, by way of a first sensor attaching member located below a seating surface of an occupant of the vehicle seat, a first load sensor that measures a load applied from the occupant so that (1) a rod portion that projects from a main body of the first load sensor protrudes through a first insertion hole of a first wall portion of the first sensor attaching member, (2) the main body of the first load sensor is located between a second wall portion and a third wall portion of the first sensor attaching member, the second wall portion and the third wall portion extending from the first wall portion to face each other, and (3) the main body of the first load sensor is located below a back section of at least one of left and right side frames of the vehicle seat; and attaching to the vehicle seat, by way of a second sensor attaching member located below the seating surface of the occupant, a second load sensor that measures the load applied from the occupant so that (1) the second load sensor is disposed more forward than the first load sensor along the front-back direction, (2) a rod portion that projects from a main body of the second load sensor protrudes through a second insertion hole of a fourth wall portion of the second sensor attaching member, (3) the main body of the second load sensor is located between a fifth wall portion and a sixth wall portion of the second sensor attaching member, the fifth wall portion and the sixth wall portion extending from the fourth wall portion to face each other, and the sixth wall portion being located at a position further from the at least one side frame than the fifth wall portion, (4) a shaft center of the cylindrical member is more rearward than a shaft center of the rod portion of the second load sensor, and (5) the main body of the second load sensor is located below a front section of the at least one side frame, wherein the first wall portion and the fourth wall portion are monolithically, integrally connected by a first extension wall that extends in the front-back direction, at least one of the second wall portion and the third wall portion and at least one of the fifth wall portion and the sixth wall portion are monolithically, integrally connected by a second extension wall that extends in the front-back direction, and an end section of the connecting member and the sixth wall portion are located on a same vertical plane that is along a longitudinal direction of either of the left and right rail members.
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