Patent ID: 8136619
Filing Date: 2012-03-20
Classification: B60N,B60R,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An attachment structure of a passenger distinguishing apparatus, comprising: a lower bracket that is connected to a floor of a vehicle room; an upper bracket that is connected to a passenger seat; a sensor that is connected to the lower bracket and the upper bracket to detect a weight of a passenger, wherein the sensor is disposed perpendicularly relative to the floor of the vehicle room; at least one nut that is threaded with at least one of an upper end part and a lower end part of the sensor such that the sensor is fixed to at least one bracket; and a damper that is disposed between the at least one nut and at least one of the upper end part and the lower end part of the sensor such that the damper is in direct contact with the at least one nut, wherein ends of one of the upper bracket and the lower bracket is disposed between at least a portion of the nut and at least a first portion of the damper.