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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
May. 31, 2006
Applicants:
Michael Krempl, Ergoldsbach, DE;
Gerhard Wild, Regensburg, DE;
Jürgen Zacherl, Donaustauf, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Continental Automotive GmbH, Munich, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device and a method for detecting seat occupancy, with the device including first and second sensor elements associated with a respective seat surface. First and second weight-dependent sensor signals are electrically obtainable from the sensor elements. The seat occupancy is determined by taking either the first or the second sensor signals in dependence on an ambient temperature.