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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-shi, JP;
Inventor:
Ryota Nakanishi, Obu, JP;
Assignee:
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Kariya-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/00 (2006.01); B60N 2/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/002 (2013.01); B60N 2/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pinching detection apparatus of a vehicle seat includes: a reverse load determining unit that determines whether or not a vehicle seat is in a reverse load state in which the vehicle seat is lifted upward based on a seat load detected by a load sensor provided on a lower side of the vehicle seat; and a pinching determining unit that determines that a foreign material is pinched on the lower side of the vehicle seat when determining that the vehicle seat is continuously in the reverse load state.