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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2010
Hideyuki Hayakawa, Nishio, JP;
Shoichi Yamanaka, Anjo, JP;
Toshio Hosokawa, Anjo, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A seat has an occupant detecting function and is installed in a vehicle. The seat includes a seating portion, a capacitance sensor, a controller, and a supporting member. The seating portion is adapted to support buttocks and thighs of an occupant of the vehicle. The seating portion includes a seat cushion therein. The capacitance sensor is attached to the seating portion. The controller is installed to the seating portion and configured to apply a voltage to the sensor and to detect a value of an electric current, which passes through the sensor because of the voltage. The supporting member supports the controller from a lower side thereof in a vertical direction, such that the controller is rotatable about the supporting member when the seating portion is pressed by the occupant.