GB2333605B - Seat weight sensor having self-regulating fluid filled bladder - Google Patents
Seat weight sensor having self-regulating fluid filled bladderInfo
- Publication number
- GB2333605B GB2333605B GB9909432A GB9909432A GB2333605B GB 2333605 B GB2333605 B GB 2333605B GB 9909432 A GB9909432 A GB 9909432A GB 9909432 A GB9909432 A GB 9909432A GB 2333605 B GB2333605 B GB 2333605B
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- self
- weight sensor
- fluid filled
- filled bladder
- regulating fluid
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired - Fee Related
Links
- 239000012530 fluid Substances 0.000 title 1
Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
- B60R21/01—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents
- B60R21/015—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents including means for detecting the presence or position of passengers, passenger seats or child seats, and the related safety parameters therefor, e.g. speed or timing of airbag inflation in relation to occupant position or seat belt use
- B60R21/01512—Passenger detection systems
- B60R21/01516—Passenger detection systems using force or pressure sensing means
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
- B60N2/002—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon
- B60N2/0021—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement
- B60N2/0024—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement for identifying, categorising or investigation of the occupant or object on the seat
- B60N2/0025—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement for identifying, categorising or investigation of the occupant or object on the seat by using weight measurement
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
- B60N2/002—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon
- B60N2/0021—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement
- B60N2/003—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement characterised by the sensor mounting location in or on the seat
- B60N2/0031—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement characterised by the sensor mounting location in or on the seat mounted on the frame
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
- B60N2/002—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon
- B60N2/0021—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement
- B60N2/003—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement characterised by the sensor mounting location in or on the seat
- B60N2/0033—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement characterised by the sensor mounting location in or on the seat mounted on or in the foam cushion
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
- B60N2/002—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon
- B60N2/0021—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement
- B60N2/0035—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement characterised by the sensor data transmission, e.g. wired connections or wireless transmitters therefor; characterised by the sensor data processing, e.g. seat sensor signal amplification or electric circuits for providing seat sensor information
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
- B60R21/01—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents
- B60R21/015—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents including means for detecting the presence or position of passengers, passenger seats or child seats, and the related safety parameters therefor, e.g. speed or timing of airbag inflation in relation to occupant position or seat belt use
- B60R21/01512—Passenger detection systems
- B60R21/01516—Passenger detection systems using force or pressure sensing means
- B60R21/01522—Passenger detection systems using force or pressure sensing means using fluid means
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01G—WEIGHING
- G01G19/00—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups
- G01G19/40—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight
- G01G19/413—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight using electromechanical or electronic computing means
- G01G19/414—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight using electromechanical or electronic computing means using electronic computing means only
- G01G19/4142—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight using electromechanical or electronic computing means using electronic computing means only for controlling activation of safety devices, e.g. airbag systems
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01G—WEIGHING
- G01G5/00—Weighing apparatus wherein the balancing is effected by fluid action
- G01G5/04—Weighing apparatus wherein the balancing is effected by fluid action with means for measuring the pressure imposed by the load on a liquid
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
- B60K28/00—Safety devices for propulsion-unit control, specially adapted for, or arranged in, vehicles, e.g. preventing fuel supply or ignition in the event of potentially dangerous conditions
- B60K28/02—Safety devices for propulsion-unit control, specially adapted for, or arranged in, vehicles, e.g. preventing fuel supply or ignition in the event of potentially dangerous conditions responsive to conditions relating to the driver
- B60K28/04—Safety devices for propulsion-unit control, specially adapted for, or arranged in, vehicles, e.g. preventing fuel supply or ignition in the event of potentially dangerous conditions responsive to conditions relating to the driver responsive to presence or absence of the driver, e.g. to weight or lack thereof
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60N2210/00—Sensor types, e.g. for passenger detection systems or for controlling seats
- B60N2210/40—Force or pressure sensors
- B60N2210/44—Force or pressure sensors using fluids
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60N2230/00—Communication or electronic aspects
- B60N2230/30—Signal processing of sensor data
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
- Transportation (AREA)
- Mathematical Physics (AREA)
- Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
- Air Bags (AREA)
- Seats For Vehicles (AREA)
- Supply Devices, Intensifiers, Converters, And Telemotors (AREA)
- Force Measurement Appropriate To Specific Purposes (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US5808697P | 1997-09-05 | 1997-09-05 | |
US09/003,868 US5918696A (en) | 1997-09-05 | 1998-01-07 | Seat weight sensor with means for distributing loads |
PCT/US1998/018437 WO1999011483A1 (en) | 1997-09-05 | 1998-09-04 | Seat weight sensor having self-regulating fluid filled bladder |
Publications (3)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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GB9909432D0 GB9909432D0 (en) | 1999-06-23 |
GB2333605A GB2333605A (en) | 1999-07-28 |
GB2333605B true GB2333605B (en) | 2001-10-10 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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GB9909432A Expired - Fee Related GB2333605B (en) | 1997-09-05 | 1998-09-04 | Seat weight sensor having self-regulating fluid filled bladder |
Country Status (3)
Country | Link |
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JP (1) | JP2001506009A (en) |
GB (1) | GB2333605B (en) |
WO (1) | WO1999011483A1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (9)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US6476514B1 (en) | 2000-03-29 | 2002-11-05 | Ford Global Technologies, Inc. | Occupant detection sensor assembly for seats |
KR20040095367A (en) * | 2002-04-09 | 2004-11-12 | 가부시키가이샤 엠.아이.라보 | Air bag start control device of vehicle |
US7000948B2 (en) | 2003-11-20 | 2006-02-21 | Delphi Technologies, Inc. | Internally tethered seat bladder for occupant weight estimation |
DE212014000164U1 (en) * | 2013-07-31 | 2016-03-04 | Faurecia Automotive Seating, Llc | seat cushions |
US10065534B1 (en) | 2017-03-03 | 2018-09-04 | Ford Global Technologies, Llc | Vehicle seats including bladders |
CN111791824A (en) * | 2020-07-29 | 2020-10-20 | 廊坊市金色时光科技发展有限公司 | Seat passenger human body classification's discernment sensing system and car seat |
CN111907458A (en) * | 2020-07-29 | 2020-11-10 | 廊坊市金色时光科技发展有限公司 | Pneumatic recognition device for human body weight of seat passenger and pneumatic recognition seat |
CN111907457B (en) * | 2020-07-29 | 2022-09-27 | 廊坊市金色时光科技发展有限公司 | Recognition system for human body types of passengers and self-recognition seat |
CN113103961B (en) * | 2021-05-11 | 2022-08-09 | 承德石油高等专科学校 | Roof travelling basket mounting structure and car |
Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4022146A (en) * | 1974-02-27 | 1977-05-10 | Sadler Clinton P | Fluid pressure controlled circuit breaker as boat safety apparatus |
US5232243A (en) * | 1991-04-09 | 1993-08-03 | Trw Vehicle Safety Systems Inc. | Occupant sensing apparatus |
US5529377A (en) * | 1993-06-25 | 1996-06-25 | Mccord Winn Texton | Air cell module for automotive seat |
US5634685A (en) * | 1995-03-20 | 1997-06-03 | Herring; Charles | Inflatable/deflatable motorcycle seat cushion |
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1998
- 1998-09-04 JP JP51707399A patent/JP2001506009A/en active Pending
- 1998-09-04 WO PCT/US1998/018437 patent/WO1999011483A1/en unknown
- 1998-09-04 GB GB9909432A patent/GB2333605B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
Patent Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4022146A (en) * | 1974-02-27 | 1977-05-10 | Sadler Clinton P | Fluid pressure controlled circuit breaker as boat safety apparatus |
US5232243A (en) * | 1991-04-09 | 1993-08-03 | Trw Vehicle Safety Systems Inc. | Occupant sensing apparatus |
US5529377A (en) * | 1993-06-25 | 1996-06-25 | Mccord Winn Texton | Air cell module for automotive seat |
US5634685A (en) * | 1995-03-20 | 1997-06-03 | Herring; Charles | Inflatable/deflatable motorcycle seat cushion |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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WO1999011483A1 (en) | 1999-03-11 |
JP2001506009A (en) | 2001-05-08 |
GB9909432D0 (en) | 1999-06-23 |
GB2333605A (en) | 1999-07-28 |
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Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
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PCNP | Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee |