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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2017
Applicant:
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-shi, JP;
Inventors:
Isao Honda, Chiryu, JP;
Yoshihiro Yamashiro, Kariya, JP;
Assignee:
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Kariya-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/00 (2006.01); G01D 5/241 (2006.01); B60N 2/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/2417 (2013.01); B60N 2/002 (2013.01); B60N 2/7094 (2013.01);
Abstract
An occupant detection apparatus includes: a sensor electrode; a conductor portion facing the sensor electrode; a moving object that moves by input of a seat load loaded on a seat and changes an electrostatic capacitance between the sensor electrode and the conductor portion; and a signal output unit that outputs a sensor signal based on the electrostatic capacitance.