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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2003
Applicants:
Morio Sakai, Toyota, JP;
Masaki Mori, Kariya, JP;
Kazunori Sakamoto, Chiryu, JP;
Minoru Izawa, Okazaki, JP;
Yasunori Hasegawa, Kasugai, JP;
Inventors:
Morio Sakai, Toyota, JP;
Masaki Mori, Kariya, JP;
Kazunori Sakamoto, Chiryu, JP;
Minoru Izawa, Okazaki, JP;
Yasunori Hasegawa, Kasugai, JP;
Assignee:
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An occupant determination device for a vehicle seat includes a load sensor provided at a seat body, a controller for calculating a detection load value based on a load value output from the load sensor and for determining whether an occupant seated on the vehicle seat is adult or a child, wherein a hysteresis is provided for changing the occupant determination from either a child or an adult to an adult or a child.