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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2011
Mithran Gopinathan Menon, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Rajeev Thakur, Novi, MI (US);
Jerry Harder, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Prasanna Sampigehalli Narasimaiah, Bangalore, IN;
Madhusudhanrao Mulinti, Guntakal, IN;
Mithran Gopinathan Menon, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Rajeev Thakur, Novi, MI (US);
Jerry Harder, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Prasanna Sampigehalli Narasimaiah, Bangalore, IN;
Madhusudhanrao Mulinti, Guntakal, IN;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
An occupant weight sensing apparatus configured to be coupled to a vehicle seat. The apparatus includes a base configured to be connected to a vehicle, a lever pivotally connected to the base, a rocker configured to be connected to the vehicle seat, the rocker also pivotally connected to the lever, and a sensor coupled to the lever. A force applied to the seat causes pivotal movement of the lever relative to the base. The sensor detects the pivotal movement to sense the weight of the occupant.