Patent ID: 7427720

Claim:
A seat-weight sensor for sensing a load of an occupant sitting on a seat, the seat-weight sensor being interposed between the seat and a vehicle floor, comprising: a load cell having a load sensor arranged therein; and a support that holds the load cell, the support including a convex portion to hold the load cell and a pair of flange portions arranged at both sides of the convex portion and fixed to a vehicle floor side, the support having a pair of slots arranged at a perimeter of the convex portion, the pair of slots reducing a physical effect that the pair of flange portions provides to the convex portion, wherein the support includes a pair of side portions that extends from the convex portion to ends of the pair of flange portions, and wherein the pair of flange portions and the convex portions are separated by the pair of slots to form a discontinuity therebetween.