Vehicle seat comprising load sensor and pan frame
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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 main body and a rod extending from the main body;
a seat cushion frame comprising a right side frame and a left side frame; and
a pan frame, whereinthe load sensor is provided at the seat cushion frame,front parts of the right and left side frames are covered with the pan frame from above, anda front part of the pan frame includes a downward extending section that is arranged more frontward than a shaft center of the rod of the load sensor and that is arranged, with respect to a center of the vehicle seat, outside of one of the right and left side frames.
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A vehicle seat includes a load sensor that is configured to measure a load applied from an occupant, a seat cushion frame that includes a right side frame and a left side frame, and a pan frame. The load sensor is provided at the seat cushion frame. Front parts of the right and left side frames are covered with the pan frame from above, and the pan frame includes a downward extending section that is arranged more frontward than a shaft center of the rod of the load sensor and that is arranged, with respect to a center of the vehicle seat, outside of one of the right and left side frames.
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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 main body and a rod extending from the main body; a seat cushion frame comprising a right side frame and a left side frame; and a pan frame, wherein the load sensor is provided at the seat cushion frame, front parts of the right and left side frames are covered with the pan frame from above, and a front part of the pan frame includes a downward extending section that is arranged more frontward than a shaft center of the rod of the load sensor and that is arranged, with respect to a center of the vehicle seat, outside of one of the right and left side frames. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 22, 28)
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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 main body and a rod extending from the main body; a seat cushion frame comprising a right side frame and a left side frame; and a pan frame, wherein the load sensor is provided at the seat cushion frame, front parts of the right and left side frames are covered with the pan frame from above, the pan frame is fastened to an upper flange section of one of the right and left side frames with a front fastening member and a back fastening member, the upper flange section projecting inward from the one side frame toward a center of the vehicle seat, and at least a part of the main body of the load sensor is arranged more rearward than a center of the front fastening member and more forward than a center of the back fastening member. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 21, 23)
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16. 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 main body and a rod extending from the main body; a seat cushion frame comprising a right side frame and a left side frame; and a pan frame, wherein the load sensor is provided at the seat cushion frame, front parts of the right and left side frames are covered with the pan frame from above, the pan frame is fastened to an upper flange section of one of the right and left side frames with a front fastening member and a back fastening member, the upper flange section projecting inward from the one side frame toward a center of the vehicle seat, at least a part of the main body of the load sensor is arranged more rearward than a center of the front fastening member and more frontward than a center of the back fastening member, and a connector is attached to the main body of the load sensor and is arranged more rearward than the center of the front fastening member and more frontward than the center of the back fastening member. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 24)
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25. A method of assembling a vehicle seat that comprises a seat cushion frame comprising a right side frame and a left side frame, the method comprising:
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attaching, to the seat cushion frame, a load sensor that (a) is configured to measure a load applied from an occupant, (b) has a main body, and (c) has a rod extending from the main body; and covering from above front parts of the right and left side frames with a pan frame so that (1) a downward extending section of a front part of the pan frame is arranged more frontward than a shaft center of the rod of the load sensor and (2) the downward extending section is arranged, with respect to a center of the vehicle seat, outside of one of the right and left side frames. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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26. A method of assembling a vehicle seat that comprises a seat cushion frame comprising a right side frame and a left side frame, the method comprising:
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attaching, to the seat cushion frame, a load sensor that (a) is configured to measure a load applied from an occupant, (b) has a main body, and (c) has a rod extending from the main body; and fastening a pan frame to an upper flange section of one of the right and left side frames with a front fastening member and a back fastening member so that (1) front parts of the right and left side frames are covered with the pan frame from above and (2) at least a part of the main body of the load sensor is arranged more rearward than a center of the front fastening member and more forward than a center of the back fastening member, wherein the upper flange section projects inward from the one side frame toward a center of the vehicle seat. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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