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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2004
Holger Lorenz, Bernkastel, DE;
Karsten Henze, München, DE;
Holger Lorenz, Bernkastel, DE;
Karsten Henze, München, DE;
IEE International Electronics & Engineering S.A., Luxemburg, LU;
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, , DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a seat occupancy sensor () comprising at least two switch elements () which can be activated by pressure. Said elements can be associated with the surface of a seat and are arranged at a certain distance from each other in such a manner that a first switch element () is associated with a first area of the seat and a second switch element () is associated with a second area of the seat. According to the invention, the first and second switch elements () are connected to each other in such a manner that a logical AND-linkage is produced. The first and second switch elements are, for example, serially connected in a particularly simple embodiment of the invention.