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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Patrick B. Blakesley, Goshen, IN (US);
Assignee:
CTS Corporation, Elkhart, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G 1/952 ; B60R 2/132 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G 1/952 ; B60R 2/132 ;
Abstract
A vehicle seat weight sensor for sensing the weight of an occupant in a vehicle seat. The sensor includes a substrate that has a first and second end. The substrate is located between the seat bottom and the vehicle floor. Strain gauge resistors are located on the substrate for generating an electrical signal in response to the substrate being stressed by the weight of the seat occupant. The electrical signal changes as a function of the weight of the seat occupant. Several mounting configurations to the vehicle seat are shown.