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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2003
Satoshi Baba, Tokyo, JP;
Kazunori Jinno, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Oikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Saito, Tokyo, JP;
Naoki Saito, Tokyo, JP;
Shingo Nagai, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshinori Masuda, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Baba, Tokyo, JP;
Kazunori Jinno, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Oikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Saito, Tokyo, JP;
Naoki Saito, Tokyo, JP;
Shingo Nagai, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshinori Masuda, Tokyo, JP;
Honda Elesys Co., Ltd., Tochigi, JP;
Abstract
In an occupant detecting apparatus for detecting an occupant seated on a passenger seat of a vehicle with an airbag for the occupant, a load sensor is provided in a bottom part of the seat. A plurality of first electric field sensors are provided in the bottom part of the seat, and a plurality of second electric field sensors are provided in a rear part of the seat. An airbag inflating permission control unit permits inflation of the airbag in accordance with output signals of the load sensor and the first and second electric field sensors.