Patent ID: 6969809
Filing Date: 2005-11-29
Classification: B60N,B60R,G01G,H01C

Abstract:
1. A weight sensor for sensing the weight of an occupant in a vehicle seat, the seat having a seat pan and a seat member, the weight sensor, comprising: a) a planar substrate having a hole therethrough; b) a case surrounding the substrate, the case having an upper boss, a lower boss and a pair of ends, the case adapted to be mounted between the seat pan and the seat member, the upper boss located adjacent the seat pan; c) at least one strain gauge resistor mounted on the substrate for generating an electrical signal in response to the substrate being stressed by the weight of the seat occupant, the electrical signal changing as a function of the weight of the occupant; and d) a fastener passing through the seat member, the case, the substrate and the seat pan, the fastener located adjacent the lower boss, the fastener securing the sensor between the seat pan and the seat member.