Occupant determination apparatus using load sensor

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9541446
APP PUB NO 20140291041A1
SERIAL NO

14221505

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An occupant determination apparatus includes a load sensor and a determination section. The load sensor detects a load of an occupant seated in a seat of a vehicle to provide the detected load as a load signal. The determination section determines presence or absence of the occupant and a physical size of the occupant by classifying the load signal into a subject class among a plurality of classes that are ordered from small to large according to the physical sizes based on predetermined threshold loads. The subject class is stored as a determined class. The determination section permits the determined class to transition from a present class to an immediately adjacent larger class when the load signal equal to or larger than a threshold load between the present class and the immediately adjacent larger class continues being received for a threshold time.

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  • DENSO CORPORATION;HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hosokawa, Toshio Anjo, JP 34 352
Kojima, Mikihito Wako, JP 25 397
Muramatsu, Yusuke Wako, JP 24 44

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