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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2022
Ts Tech Co., Ltd., Asaka, JP;
Hidetoshi Ozawa, Tochigi, JP;
Naohiro Sasaki, Tochigi, JP;
TS TECH CO., LTD., Asaka, JP;
Abstract
To provide a seat occupancy sensor capable of detecting that an occupant is seated on a seat, a seat occupancy sensor provided in a vehicle seat includes a pair of switch modules disposed in an occupant seating area of a seat cushion, wherein; each of the switch modules includes a first pressure-sensitive switch and a second pressure-sensitive switch that are disposed on a front part so as to be laterally spaced from each other and a third pressure-sensitive switch disposed on a rear part; each of the switch modules is configured to be turned on when at least one of the first pressure-sensitive switch and the second pressure-sensitive switch is on and the third pressure-sensitive switch is on; and the seat occupancy sensor is configured to be turned on when the switch modules are both on.