Passenger's weight measurement device for vehicle seat
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1. A vehicle seat comprising:
- 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,a concave portion having an opening facing downward is formed in at least one of the right and left side frames in at least one position in front of and behind the load sensor in the front-and-rear direction of the side frame, andthe opening of the concave portion faces a rail of the vehicle seat configured to move in the front-and-rear 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 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, a concave portion having an opening facing downward is formed in at least one of the right and left side frames in at least one position in front of and behind the load sensor in the front-and-rear direction of the side frame, and the opening of the concave portion faces a rail of the vehicle seat configured to move in the front-and-rear direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 38, 40, 42, 47, 51)
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11. A vehicle seat comprising:
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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, a portion of the load sensor is attached to an inner side of at least one of the right and left side frames via a bracket member, a concave portion having an opening facing downward is formed in the one of the right and left side frames in at least one position in front of and behind the load sensor in the front-and-rear direction of the side frame, and the opening of the concave portion faces a rail of the vehicle seat configured to move in the front-and-rear direction. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 39, 41, 48, 52)
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23. A vehicle seat comprising:
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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 a front portion of at least one of the right and left side frames, an upwardly-raised portion in which a lower portion of the one of the right and left side frames is raised upwardly is formed in the one of the right and left side frames in at least one position in front of and behind the load sensor in the front-and-rear direction of the side frame, an opening of the upwardly-raised portion faces downward and faces a rail of the vehicle seat configured to move in the front-and-rear direction, and the one of the right and left side frames comprises a narrow portion in which a front portion of the side frame is narrowed in a vertical direction, the front portion being a portion of the side frame more forward than the load sensor. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 49, 53)
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36. A vehicle seat comprising:
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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, a bracket member is attached to an inner surface of one of the right and left side frames, a portion of the load sensor is attached to the bracket member, a connector is provided on the load sensor, an upwardly-raised portion in which a lower portion of the one of the right and left side frames is raised upwardly, is formed, the upwardly-raised portion is provided in at least one position in front of and behind the load sensor in the front-and-rear direction of the side frame, and an opening of the upwardly-raised portion faces downward and faces a rail of the vehicle seat configured to move in the front-and-rear direction. - View Dependent Claims (37, 50, 54)
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43. A vehicle seat comprising:
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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, a concave portion having an opening facing downward is formed in at least one of the right and left side frames in at least one position in front of and behind a rod of the load sensor in the front-and-rear direction of the side frame, and the opening faces a rail of the vehicle seat configured to move in the front-and-rear direction. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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44. A vehicle seat comprising:
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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, a portion of the load sensor is attached to an inner side of at least one of the right and left side frames via a bracket member, a concave portion having an opening facing downward is formed in the one of the right and left side frames in at least one position in front of and behind a rod of the load sensor in the front-and-rear direction of the side frame, and the opening faces a rail of the vehicle seat configured to move in the front-and-rear direction.
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45. A vehicle seat comprising:
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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 a front portion of at least one of the right and left side frames, an upwardly-raised portion in which a lower portion of the one of the right and left side frames is raised upwardly is formed in the one of the right and left side frames in at least one position in front of and behind a rod of the load sensor in the front-and-rear direction of the side frame, an opening of the upwardly-raised portion faces downward and faces a rail of the vehicle seat configured to move in the front-and-rear direction, and the one of the right and left side frames comprises a narrow portion in which a front portion of the side frame is narrowed in a vertical direction, the front portion being a portion of the side frame more forward than the load sensor.
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46. A vehicle seat comprising:
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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, a bracket member is attached to an inner surface of the one of the right and left side frames, a portion of the load sensor is attached to the bracket member, a connector is provided on the load sensor, an upwardly-raised portion in which a lower portion of the one of the right and left side frames is raised upwardly, is formed, the upwardly-raised portion is provided in at least one position in front of and behind a rod of the load sensor in the front-and-rear direction of the side frame, and an opening of the upwardly-raised portion faces downward and faces a rail of the vehicle seat configured to move in the front-and-rear direction.
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64. A method of assembling a vehicle seat, the method comprising:
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attaching, to a seat cushion frame comprising right and left side frames that extend in a front-and-rear direction, a load sensor for measuring a load applied from an occupant so that a concave portion of at least one of the right and left side frames is located in at least one position in front of and behind a rod of the load sensor in the front-and-rear direction of the side frame, wherein the concave portion has an opening that faces downward so as to face a rail of the vehicle seat configured to move in the front-and-rear direction. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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