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Vehicle seat including load sensors between wall portions

  • US 8,822,850 B2
  • Filed: 08/31/2012
  • Issued: 09/02/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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