Patent ID: 6943695

Claim:
A seat load measuring apparatus for measuring a load of a vehicle seat, comprising: a base for bearing the load applied to the vehicle seat; an arm supported by the base for receiving the load applied to the vehicle seat; a load sensor supported by the arm for detecting the load applied to the vehicle seat; and a seat rail for guiding the vehicle seat slidably in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, wherein the base is fixed to a lower side of the seat rail and is arranged so that an open face of the base faces in a downward direction; wherein the arm is connected by a stopper pin inserted through holes formed in the base to a mounting bracket fixed to a vehicle body; wherein a base bracket including a load bearing portion is attached to the base and is fixed to the lower side of the seat rail; and wherein the load bearing portion is configured to contact the stopper pin when a load exceeding a predetermined value is applied to the seat rail so that the load exceeding a predetermined value is borne by the load bearing portion.