Patent ID: 8201884
Filing Date: 2012-06-19
Classification: B60N,G01G

Abstract:
1. A capacitor seat sensor apparatus comprising: a cushion pad for a vehicle seat; protective panels installed on an upper surface of the cushion pad, including upper, intermediate and lower sheets, and extending a predetermined distance beyond a front end of the cushion pad; conductive panels including a sensor antenna panel and a sensor guard panel which are respectively interposed between the upper and intermediate sheets of the protective panels and between the intermediate and lower sheets of the protective panels to detect the presence of an occupant on the cushion pad; and a fastener for fastening front end portions of the protective panels onto a lower end of the cushion pad so as to prevent the conductive panels from wrinkling; wherein the fastener includes a spring which is arranged below the cushion pad and is connected to the front end portions of the protective panels.