Patent ID: 7131513
Filing Date: 2006-11-07
Classification: B60N,B60R

Abstract:
1. An occupant discriminating method for a vehicular seat, which comprises a seat cushion frame, a load receiving member on the seat cushion frame on which the load of an occupant acts, springs which are interposed between the load receiving member and the frame and extend in accordance with the load, and displacement sensors which output electrical signals corresponding to the respective elongations of the springs, the occupant discriminating method comprising: first-stage determination step which determines the type of an occupant in the seat in accordance with the electrical signals; and second-stage determination step which determines whether or not the result of determination by the first-stage determination step is maintained for a given period of time and settles the type of the occupant if the result of determination by the first-stage determination step is maintained for the given period of time.