Patent ID: 7712374
Filing Date: 2010-05-11
Classification: B60N,G01L

Abstract:
1. A load detecting apparatus, comprising: a strain member having a first hole, a second hole, and a center hole formed between the first hole and the second hole; a first supporting member and a second supporting member assembled on a rail member supporting a seat for a vehicle for supporting the strain member at supporting portions thereof, a load input member assembled to a seat body of the seat located above the rail member to receive a load of an occupant seated on the seat and supported by the strain member and straining the strain member when an external load is applied thereon; and a first strain detecting element provided at a surface of the strain member between the first hole and the center hole, a second strain detecting element provided at the surface of the strain member between the second hole and the center hole, the first and second strain detecting elements to detect the strain generated by the load input member, wherein an outer end of the supporting portions located outwardly relative to the load input member is fixed to the strain member, the first supporting member inserted in the first hole and fixed to the strain member, the second supporting member inserted in the second hole, the load input member inserted in the center hole, the first supporting member and the second supporting member fitting into a pair of fixing shafts that are formed at the rail member.