公开(公告)号：US06786104B1

公开(公告)日：2004-09-07

申请号：US09704839

申请日：2000-11-03

申请人： Hiroshi Aoki

发明人： Hiroshi Aoki

IPC分类号： G10L104

CPC分类号： G01G19/4142 ,  B60N2/002 ,  B60R21/01516 ,  B60R21/01542 ,  B60R21/01556

摘要： To provide a seat weight measuring apparatus having advantages such as reduced production cost and assembling cost. The seat weight measuring apparatus comprises a seat frame for supporting the seat and a load sensor attached on the seat frame. The seat frame is provided with blocks respectively on the lower surfaces of the front ends of the left and right seat rails fixed thereon, and vehicle body mounting brackets are pivotally connected to the blocks. A load sensor is disposed under the front end of the load transmitting plate of the rear frame mounted on the rear ends of the seat rails. In the seat weight measuring apparatus in such a structure, the seat weight is supported at three points of; the pivotally connected portions at the front ends on the left and right sides and the load sensor at the rear center so as to be horizontal with respect to the floor of the vehicle body. Since there is provided a single load sensor, the production cost and the assembling/wiring cost are reduced in comparison with the related art.

摘要翻译： 提供具有降低生产成本和组装成本等优点的座椅重量测量装置。 座椅重量测量装置包括用于支撑座椅的座椅框架和附接在座椅框架上的负载传感器。 座椅框架分别设置在固定在其上的左右座椅导轨的前端的下表面上，并且车身安装支架枢转地连接到块。 负载传感器设置在安装在座椅导轨的后端的后框架的负载传递板的前端下方。 在这种结构的座椅重量测量装置中，座椅重量被支撑在三个点上; 左右两侧的前端部的枢转连接部以及后方中央的负载传感器相对于车体的地板成为水平状态。 由于提供单个负载传感器，与现有技术相比，生产成本和组装/布线成本降低。

公开(公告)号：US20040160320A1

公开(公告)日：2004-08-19

申请号：US10783486

申请日：2004-02-20

申请人： Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

发明人： William Christopher Edwards ,  Terry L. Mack ,  Edward A. Modlin

IPC分类号： G08B023/00

CPC分类号： G08B21/023 ,  B60N2/002 ,  B60N2/26 ,  B60N2/28 ,  B60R21/01524 ,  B60R21/01536 ,  B60R21/01556 ,  B60R2021/01088 ,  G08B13/1427 ,  G08B21/22 ,  G08B21/24

摘要： A system and method use a wireless tether comprising a transmitter and a receiver to alert a caregiver that an object has been left unattended. A detector senses the presence of the object, usually a child, located in a position such as a safety seat. The detector is operatively coupled to the transmitter, which is located near the object. The transmitter transmits at least one wireless signal when the object is in the position. The receiver, which is remotely located from the transmitter, senses the at least one signal as long as the receiver is within a prescribed range of transmission. By performing a timing function, the receiver monitors the proximity of the caregiver, who maintains possession of the receiver, to the transmitter. The system communicates an alarm to the caregiver when the caregiver ventures outside the range of transmission without having removed the object from the position.

摘要翻译： 系统和方法使用包括发射器和接收器的无线系链来警告护理者物体已经被无人值守。 检测器检测位于诸如安全座椅的位置的物体（通常是小孩）的存在。 检测器可操作地耦合到位于物体附近的发射器。 当对象处于该位置时，发射器发送至少一个无线信号。 远离发射机的接收机只要接收机处于规定的传输范围内就可以感测至少一个信号。 通过执行定时功能，接收机监视保持接收机的照顾者与发射机的接近。 当护理人员在传播范围之外进行投射时，系统会向照护者传达警报，而不会从该位置移除物体。

公开(公告)号：US20040160044A1

公开(公告)日：2004-08-19

申请号：US10705708

申请日：2003-11-11

发明人： Eric C. Hayden ,  Royce L. Rennaker ,  Chance L. Scales ,  Duane D. Fortune

IPC分类号： B60N002/42 ,  B60R021/00

CPC分类号： B60N2/002 ,  B60N2/2893 ,  B60R21/01522 ,  B60R21/0155 ,  B60R21/01556

摘要： A child seat anchor apparatus includes at least one sensor for measuring tension exerted on a system including a pair of anchor brackets disposed between the bottom and back cushions of a vehicle seat. In a first mechanization, the anchor brackets are directly coupled to individual sensors mounted on an anchor frame that is bolted to the seat frame. In a second mechanization, the anchor brackets are fastened to an anchor frame that is pivotably mounted on the seat frame, and the anchor frame is additionally coupled to the seat frame through a single sensor responsive to the tension exerted on the anchor frame by the anchor brackets.

摘要翻译： 儿童座椅锚固装置包括至少一个用于测量施加在系统上的张力的传感器，该系统包括设置在车辆座椅的底部和后部垫子之间的一对锚固支架。 在第一次机械化中，锚固支架直接联接到安装在锚固框架上的单独的传感器，该锚固框架螺栓固定在座椅框架上。 在第二机械化中，锚固支架固定到可枢转地安装在座椅框架上的锚固框架，并且锚固框架通过单个传感器额外耦合到座椅框架，单个传感器响应于由锚固件施加在锚架上的张力 括号。

公开(公告)号：US06764095B2

公开(公告)日：2004-07-20

申请号：US10177442

申请日：2002-06-21

申请人： Craig Hammann Stephan ,  Mark Anthony Cuddihy ,  Steven Yellin Schondorf

发明人： Craig Hammann Stephan ,  Mark Anthony Cuddihy ,  Steven Yellin Schondorf

IPC分类号： B60R2101

CPC分类号： B60R21/01516 ,  B60R21/0155 ,  B60R21/01556

摘要： A method of deploying a passenger side airbag as a function of the actual mass of the occupant on the passenger seat. This is accomplished by providing force sensors at one or more of the anchor pieces at which a seat belt is connected to the vehicle. The sensors may be strain gauges that measure the deflection of bolts connecting the ends of the seat belt to the anchor pieces. By sizing the nominal resistance of strain gauges at two anchor pieces, the two resistors can be put in a series circuit such that only the sum of the two resistances need be measured. The measurements obtained are then used to obtain the vertical components of force due to the seat belt. This value is then be subtracted from the total vertical force measured by a seat cushion weight sensor to determine the mass of the seat occupant.

摘要翻译： 作为乘客座椅上的乘客的实际质量的函数的乘客侧面安全气囊的部署方法。 这是通过在安全带连接到车辆的一个或多个锚块处提供力传感器来实现的。 传感器可以是应变计，其测量将安全带的端部连接到锚固件的螺栓的偏转。 通过调整应变片在两个锚块处的标称电阻，可以将两个电阻放入串联电路中，以便仅测量两个电阻之和。 然后使用所获得的测量值来获得由于安全带而引起的力的垂直分量。 然后从由座垫重量传感器测量的总垂直力减去该值以确定座椅乘客的质量。

公开(公告)号：US06755437B2

公开(公告)日：2004-06-29

申请号：US10170653

申请日：2002-06-14

申请人： Ekkehard Kraft ,  Marten Swart

发明人： Ekkehard Kraft ,  Marten Swart

IPC分类号： B60R2132

CPC分类号： B60R21/01556 ,  B60N2/002 ,  B60N2/28 ,  B60N2/2863 ,  H01H36/0046

摘要： A vehicle occupant protection system for a motor vehicle includes a firing circuit, a control unit, a lockable latching device, and a sensor device. The firing circuit includes a firing cap for an airbag unit. The control unit activates the firing cap. The lockable latching device attaches a child seat. The sensor device has a switch and an electrical element connected in parallel to one another. The switch is open when the latching device is locked to prevent the firing cap from being activated. Preferably, the electrical element is a resistor. The control unit can determine an electrical resistance of the firing circuit. This is very useful when the vehicle occupant protection system includes a series of switches, each with a respective resistor connected in parallel to said second switch, because by judging the overall resistance the control unit can determine if all of the switches have been activated. The switch can include a Reed contact. The Reed contact is opened by a magnet that is positioned when the child seat is installed.

摘要翻译： 用于机动车辆的车辆乘员保护系统包括点火电路，控制单元，可锁定闩锁装置和传感器装置。 点火回路包括用于气囊单元的燃烧盖。 控制单元激活点火盖。 可锁定的锁定装置附接一个儿童座椅。 传感器装置具有彼此并联的开关和电气元件。 当锁定装置锁定时，开关打开，以防止发射盖被激活。 优选地，电气元件是电阻器。 控制单元可以确定点火电路的电阻。 当车辆乘员保护系统包括一系列开关时，这是非常有用的，每个开关具有与所述第二开关并联连接的相应电阻器，因为通过判断控制单元可以确定所有开关是否已经被激活的整体电阻。 该开关可以包括一个里德接触。 通过安装儿童座椅时定位的磁铁打开簧片触点。

公开(公告)号：US20040045759A1

公开(公告)日：2004-03-11

申请号：US10653061

申请日：2003-09-03

发明人： Shinichi Kiribayashi

IPC分类号： B60R021/00

CPC分类号： B60R21/01542 ,  B60R21/01556

摘要： An occupant detection system determines a seat occupancy condition including occupancy of a vehicle seat and a size of the occupant, that is, an adult or a child. The determined seat occupancy condition is sent to an air bag ECU as seat occupancy condition data used for air bag deployment. The system detects a velocity of the vehicle and compares it with a predetermined velocity threshold. When the velocity is equal to or lower than the threshold, the seat occupancy condition is determined and the determined condition is stored in a storage area as seat occupancy condition data. When the velocity is over the threshold, the stored seat occupancy condition date is send to the air bag ECU.

摘要翻译： 乘客检测系统确定包括车辆座椅的占用率和乘员的大小，即成人或儿童的座位占用状况。 将确定的座位占用情况作为用于气囊展开的座椅使用状态数据发送到气囊ECU。 系统检测车辆的速度并将其与预定的速度阈值进行比较。 当速度等于或低于阈值时，确定座位占用条件，并将确定的条件作为座位占用条件数据存储在存储区域中。 当速度超过阈值时，将所存储的座位占用条件日期发送到气囊ECU。

公开(公告)号：US20030218321A1

公开(公告)日：2003-11-27

申请号：US10444063

申请日：2003-05-23

发明人： Tomoji Suzuki ,  Shinichi Tamura

IPC分类号： B60R021/22

CPC分类号： B60R21/01532 ,  B60N2/002 ,  B60R21/0153 ,  B60R21/01556 ,  G06K9/00369 ,  G06K9/00832

摘要： A seat occupant in a vehicle is classified into one of first and second categories by using a support vector machine (SVM). Sensor signals are obtained from seat sensors to form a sensor signal vector. By using the sensor signal vector, a value of a two-value decision function known as SVM is calculated. The seat occupant is decided to be of one of the first and second categories associated with the value. The two-value decision function can be generated through support vector learning by using a set of training vectors obtained from the seat sensors. An airbag system using an inventive seat occupant classifying apparatus is also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 通过使用支持向量机（SVM）将车辆中的座椅乘客分为第一类和第二类。 传感器信号从座椅传感器获得，形成传感器信号矢量。 通过使用传感器信号向量，计算称为SVM的二值判定函数的值。 座位占有者被决定为与价值相关的第一类和第二类之一。 通过使用从座椅传感器获得的一组训练矢量，可以通过支持向量学习来生成双值决定功能。 还公开了一种使用本发明的座椅乘员分类装置的气囊系统。

公开(公告)号：US06595545B2

公开(公告)日：2003-07-22

申请号：US09853338

申请日：2001-05-11

申请人： Brian M. Curtis ,  Harold Lichtinger ,  Robert Graf

发明人： Brian M. Curtis ,  Harold Lichtinger ,  Robert Graf

IPC分类号： B60R21100

CPC分类号： B60R21/33 ,  B60R21/01516 ,  B60R21/0155 ,  B60R21/01556 ,  B60R22/16 ,  B60R22/18 ,  B60R2022/1806 ,  G01L5/103

摘要： A system for measuring seat belt forces is used to control deployment of vehicle airbags. The system includes a rigid plate member having one end attached to a portion of the seat belt and an opposite end mounted to a vehicle structure. The seat belt is used to secure passengers or an infant car seat to the vehicle seat. A sensor including a strain gage is mounted on the rigid plate between the ends and is used to measure the magnitude of forces exerted on the seat belt by the passenger or car seat. The strain gage generates a signal representative of the tension in the seat belt, which is used to control deployment of the airbag. The airbag is not deployed if the tension in the seat belt exceeds a predetermined limit.

摘要翻译： 用于测量安全带力的系统用于控制车辆安全气囊的部署。 该系统包括刚性板构件，其一端连接到座椅安全带的一部分，并且相对端安装到车辆结构。 安全带用于将乘客或婴儿汽车座椅固定在车辆座椅上。 包括应变计的传感器安装在两端之间的刚性板上，并且用于测量乘客或汽车座椅施加在安全带上的力的大小。 应变计产生代表安全带张力的信号，用于控制安全气囊的展开。 如果安全带上的张力超过预定限制，则气囊不会展开。

公开(公告)号：US06535137B1

公开(公告)日：2003-03-18

申请号：US09961963

申请日：2001-09-24

申请人： Janet Lee Ryan

发明人： Janet Lee Ryan

IPC分类号： G08B2300

CPC分类号： B60R21/01556 ,  B60N2/26

摘要： A child seat alarm including a car seat portion adapted for being positioned within a motor vehicle. The car seat portion includes child engagement straps. The child engagement straps include a male buckle and a corresponding female receptacle. The male buckle is lockably received within the female receptacle in a locked orientation. An alarm is disposed within the car seat portion. The alarm includes a pair of speakers for broadcasting an audible alarm. The alarm is in an activated orientation when the male buckle is lockably received within the female receptacle. The alarm is in a deactivated orientation when the male buckle is removed from the female receptacle. The alarm is in communication with an electrical system of the vehicle whereby a shut down of the motor vehicle's engine or an opening of a driver's door will sound the alarm when the alarm is in the activated orientation.

摘要翻译： 一种儿童座椅警报器，包括适于定位在机动车辆内的汽车座椅部分。 汽车座椅部分包括儿童接合带。 儿童接合带包括一个公扣和一个相应的女性插座。 公扣可以锁定方式接收在母插座内。 警报器设置在汽车座椅部分内。 报警器包括一对用于播放声音报警器的扬声器。 当公扣被可锁定地接收在母插座内时，报警器处于激活的方向。 当公扣从母插座中取出时，警报器处于取消方向。 警报器与车辆的电气系统通信，当警报器处于激活方向时，汽车发动机的关闭或驾驶员门的开口将鸣响警报。

公开(公告)号：US06522257B1

公开(公告)日：2003-02-18

申请号：US09719968

申请日：2001-02-14

申请人： Gert Jakob ,  Werner Nitschke ,  Arno Schaumann ,  Gerd Bohmwetsch

发明人： Gert Jakob ,  Werner Nitschke ,  Arno Schaumann ,  Gerd Bohmwetsch

IPC分类号： G08B2100

CPC分类号： B60N2/2806 ,  B60N2/002 ,  B60N2/2887 ,  B60R21/01556

摘要： A very reliable device, which can be implemented at a low cost, has a switch mechanism arranged on a fastening device which is installed on a vehicle seat and can engage with a plug element on a child seat; The switch mechanism has a stationary part attached to the fastening, device and a movable part, which is moved by the plug element into the stationary part on mutual engagement of the plug element with the fastenings device, thereby activating a switch so that occupancy of the vehicle seat by a child seat is signaled.

摘要翻译： 可以以低成本实现的非常可靠的装置具有布置在紧固装置上的开关机构，该紧固装置安装在车辆座椅上并且可与儿童座椅上的插头元件接合; 开关机构具有固定部分，该固定部分固定在紧固装置和可移动部分上，该活动部件在插头元件与紧固装置相互接合时由插头元件移动到静止部分中，从而启动开关，从而使 汽车座椅由儿童座椅发出信号。