Patent ID: 8403360

Claim:
A combination of a vehicle seat and an occupant classification system for a vehicle, wherein said vehicle seat comprises a seating portion and a backrest portion, said seating portion further comprising side bolsters; wherein said occupant classification system for a vehicle comprises: an RF transmitter unit, said RF transmitter unit including a transmission RF antenna and an RF generator operatively connected to said transmission RF antenna, said RF generator and said transmission RF antenna being configured for generating radio waves at a certain fixed RF frequency in at least one of the Very High Frequency range and the Ultra High Frequency range, said radio waves propagating from said transmission RF antenna during operation of the RF transmitter unit; and an RF detector configured so as to detect at said fixed RF frequency an influence of a vehicle occupant on the radio waves propagating from said transmission RF antenna, and wherein said transmission RF antenna is arranged in one of said side bolsters.