Patent ID: 6859753
Filing Date: 2005-02-22
Classification: G01G

Abstract:
1. An occupant weight sensing apparatus configured to be coupled to a vehicular seat and adapted to isolate vertical forces from non-vertical forces, the apparatus comprising: a base connectable with the vehicle and having at least one support extending therefrom; a pivot extending from the at least one support of the base; a sensor coupled to the at least one support of the base; and a lever positioned adjacent to the base and having a bifurcated portion and a second portion, the lever coupled to the pivot along the bifurcated portion, the lever connectable with the seat along the bifurcated portion and pivotable about the pivot in response to forces applied to the seat, the sensor limiting the relative movement of the lever with respect to the base and capable of detecting the relative movement of the lever with respect to the base to sense the weight of the occupant, the lever configured to resist bending about an axis parallel to the pivot.