| US 7,613,550 B2 | ||
| Occupant classifying device for vehicle | ||
| Morio Sakai, Toyota (Japan); and Masaki Mori, Kariya (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-Shi, Aichi-Ken (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 24, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/165,486. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2004-186430 (JP), filed on Jun. 24, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0288829 A1, Dec. 29, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. B60R 22/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 701—1 [280/268] | 13 Claims |
| 1. An occupant classifying device for a vehicle, comprising: a load detection device for detecting a load applied on a vehicle seat; a control device for judging classification of an occupant on the basis of load data inputted from the load detection device; and a communication control portion provided on the control device, the communication control portion for controlling bilateral communication conducted between the load detection device and the control device; wherein the bilateral communication is conducted at different communication speeds on the basis of a communication state of the bilateral communication or an operational state of the control device, and wherein the load detection device includes plural load detection devices, and the control device controls the communication speed for each of the load detection devices. |