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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2010
Applicant:
Kouji Ootaka, Toyohashi, JP;
Inventor:
Kouji Ootaka, Toyohashi, JP;
Assignee:
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electrostatic sensor for a vehicle includes a loop-shaped electrode arranged in a seat bottom of the vehicle, and a sensor portion to detect a weak electric field generated between the electrode and a chassis of the vehicle when a predetermined voltage is applied to the electrode. The electrode has an imaginary center line linearly extending in a front-and-rear direction of the vehicle. The electrode defines a resistance distribution approximately symmetrical in a left-and-right direction of the vehicle relative to the imaginary center line.