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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 1992
Filed:
Sep. 18, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hans Lamberty, Munchen, DE;
Walter Weishaupt, Munchen, DE;
Assignee:
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, , DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
340667 ; 180273 ; 307 101 ; 3404571 ;
Abstract
A seat occupancy switching device for motor vehicles having a sensor responding to seat occupancy and an analysis circuit which emits a signal when a seat is occupied. The sensor is a lateral-force-sensitive cable which is arranged in the area of the seat surface. This cable provides a plurality of signal changes occurring continuously during seat occupancy. The analysis circuit registers each change of the sensor output signal as seat occupancy information. This analysis circuit includes a processor that receives the sensor output signal, and a monostable-circuit step.