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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2009
Applicants:
Kohei Kato, Kariya, JP;
Fumitoshi Akaike, Nissin, JP;
Seiya Nishimura, Okazaki, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 7/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle seat includes a cushion frame having conductivity; a cushion pad coveringly mounted on the cushion frame; and a cushion cover configured to cover the cushion pad. First thread members having conductive fibers are interwoven into the cushion cover. A capacitance measurer is provided to the vehicle seat to measure capacitance between the cushion frame and the conductive fibers.