Patent ID: 7000489
Filing Date: 2006-02-21
Classification: B60N,B60R,G01G

Abstract:
1. A seat-load measuring apparatus comprising: a base having an open top and configured to be fixed to a seat bracket configured to support a load imposed on a vehicle seat; an arm supported by the base and configured to receive the load imposed on the vehicle seat; a load sensor supported by the arm to detect the load imposed on the vehicle seat; a U-shaped rail bracket having a pair of side walls and a base configured to support a seat rail that movably guides the vehicle seat in a vehicle front-rear direction, and to connect the base to the seat rail, wherein each side wall includes a hole; a load support member connected to the rail bracket and configured to support a load imposed on the seat rail, the load being heavier than a predetermined load, wherein the load support member is a belt-shaped flat member with a U-shaped center portion fixed to the rail bracket by a stopper pin that extends through both the center portion and the holes in the sidewalls, wherein the base is connected under the seat rail with the rail bracket located therebetween.