Denso Corporation

Denso Corpora Tion

Hiroyuki Itoh

Yukihiro Saitoh

A seat sensor for a vehicle seat having a seat face portion includes a plurality of sensor cells. One of two electrodes of each sensor cell contacts an other one of the two electrodes to make the each of the plurality of sensor cells become electrically conductive when the each of the plurality of sensor cells is applied with a load. A first one of the plurality of sensor cells is displaced from a second one of the plurality of sensor cells in a longitudinal direction and in a transverse direction of the vehicle. One of the two electrodes of the second one of the plurality of sensor cells is directly and exclusively connected in series with one of the two electrode of the first one of the plurality of sensor cells.

Seat sensor

An occupant detection system includes occupant sensors on each of plural seats, first resistors in connection to each of the occupant sensors with different resistance values, a power supply line that supplies electric power to the sensors and resistors from a power source by connecting those parts and the power source, and a control unit that detects occupancy of each of the plural seats based on an electric current value of the power supply line. The occupant detection system having the above configuration detects the occupancy of each of the plural seats without increasing the number of input terminals on the control unit.

Occupant detection system and occupant protection system

A load sensor is provided as a seat sensor that includes a first film formed in a linear shape, a second film formed in the same shape as the first film and arranged facing the first film, sensor electrodes arranged between the first film and the second film facing each other. The electrodes are normally spaced apart from each other and come in contact with each other upon receiving a load. The electrodes are connected to a connector through a conducting portion arranged between the first film and the second film. The seat sensor is disposed on a seat where a large compressive force is applied by a passenger.

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Chita, Japan

Hiroyuki Itoh