Patent ID: 9566877
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A61B,B60N,B60R,G01G,G16H

Claim:
1. An on-board occupant weighing system located in a vehicle, the system comprising: a weighing unit operatively connected to a seat of a vehicle, wherein the weighing unit provides an output indicative of an occupant's weight when they are seated on the seat; a computing and control unit operatively coupled to the weighing unit; a switch operatively coupled to the computing and control unit, the switch being located behind a substantially vertical surface of the vehicle proximate to the seat, wherein the switch provides an output when a horizontal force is applied to the substantially vertical surface of the vehicle, wherein the computing and control unit only processes the output from the weighing unit when the output of the switch is received by the computing and control unit; and a pedal that provides the horizontal force to the substantially vertical surface of the vehicle proximate to the switch.