Device and method for differentiating between a person and an object on a motor vehicle seat using multiple sensors

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7817056
APP PUB NO 20080191856A1
SERIAL NO

11910277

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A device and a method for differentiating between a person sitting on the seat surface of a vehicle seat and an object such as, for example, a child seat. The device has a cushion provided with weight sensors which are distributed over the seat surface in a plane manner, first weight sensors being arranged in a central region and second weight sensors being arranged on the edge of the seat surface. At least one central weight sensor is differentiated from a plurality of second weight sensors on the edge of the seat surface in that it always emits a comparatively low sensor signal when subjected to the same weight load.

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  • CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH;SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE AG

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hetzenecker, Erwin Regenstauf, DE 3 18
Karges, Peter Yokohama, JP 4 24
Schmid, Reinhard Zeitlarn, DE 14 61
Winkler, Gerd Regensburg, DE 18 99

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