| US 7,578,198 B2 | ||
| Method and apparatus for sensing seat occupant weight | ||
| Harald Lichtinger, Auburn Hills, Mich. (US); Ralf Oestreicher, Kandel (Germany); and Josef Dirmeyer, Bodenwöhr (Germany) | ||
| Assigned to Continental Automotive Systems US, Inc., Auburn Hills, Mich. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 16, 2004, as Appl. No. 11/13,528. | ||
| Application 11/013528 is a continuation of application No. 09/507868, filed on Feb. 22, 2000, granted, now 6,988,413. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/120637, filed on Feb. 24, 1999. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0097972 A1, May 12, 2005 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. G01L 1/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 73—768 [73/862.391; 280/735; 340/667; 701/45] | 26 Claims |
| 1. A system for measuring weight of an occupant seated on a vehicle seat comprising:
a first track adapted to be mounted to a vehicle structure;
a second track supported for movement relative to said first track, said second track being deflectable in response to an
occupant weight force; and
at least one sensor mounted to one of said first and second tracks for generating a signal representative of said occupant
weight force.
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