Patent ID: 9719839
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: B60N,G01G,G01L

Claim:
1. An occupant sensor comprising at least one switching element, said switching element comprising a top carrier layer and a bottom carrier layer arranged at a certain distance from one another by means of a spacer, said spacer comprising at least one opening defining an active zone of said switching element in which said top and bottom carrier layers may be brought together in response to a force acting on at least one of said top and bottom carrier layers, and an electrode arrangement comprising at least a first electrode and a second electrode arranged within said active zone of said switching element between said top and bottom carrier layers in such a way that an electrical contact is established between said first and second electrode if said top and bottom carrier layers are brought together in response to a force acting on at least one of said top and bottom carrier layers, wherein said occupant sensor comprises a decoupling layer of a flexible material, said decoupling layer being arranged on a top side of said switching element in such a way that said decoupling layer covers the top carrier layer at least in the region of the active zone, and wherein said decoupling layer and switching element are laterally displaceable with respect to each other at least in the region of the active zone.