ARRANGEMENT STRUCTURE FOR SEATING SENSOR

• Main Authors: AOYAMA MUTSUO, KONDO HIROMI, MIZOKAWA YOSHIYASU, ICHIKAWA NAOKO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 03.04.2014
• Subjects: PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an arrangement structure for a seating sensor enabling accurate detection of a seated state of an occupant by setting sensitivity of each sensor portion by considering load distribution applied to a seat from the seated person.SOLUTION: An arrangement structure for a seating sensor includes: a plurality of detection portions that comprise a low sensitivity detection portion and a high sensitivity detection portion constituted by membrane switches, respectively and relatively different from each other and that are disposed between a seated side surface of a pad member constituting a seat cushion of a vehicle seat and a skin member fitted to the pad member to cover the seated side surface to detect load information to the pad member; and an outside output portion that outputs load signals detected by the detection portions. The high sensitivity detection portion is arranged on at least one of the front side of the vehicle seat and the outer side in a vehicle width direction relative to the low sensitivity detection portion.