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GB2360597B - Occupant detecting system - Google Patents

Occupant detecting system

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Publication number
GB2360597B
GB2360597B GB0114841A GB0114841A GB2360597B GB 2360597 B GB2360597 B GB 2360597B GB 0114841 A GB0114841 A GB 0114841A GB 0114841 A GB0114841 A GB 0114841A GB 2360597 B GB2360597 B GB 2360597B
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
detecting system
occupant detecting
occupant
detecting
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Fee Related
Application number
GB0114841A
Other versions
GB2360597A (en
GB0114841D0 (en
Inventor
Tsutomu Fukui
Nobuhiro Koyota
Takashi Inoh
Kazutomo Isonaga
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Honda Motor Co Ltd
Original Assignee
Honda Motor Co Ltd
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Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from JP00393798A external-priority patent/JP4007662B2/en
Priority claimed from JP10160139A external-priority patent/JPH11351808A/en
Priority claimed from JP20664398A external-priority patent/JP4009796B2/en
Application filed by Honda Motor Co Ltd filed Critical Honda Motor Co Ltd
Priority claimed from GB9900618A external-priority patent/GB2333160B/en
Publication of GB0114841D0 publication Critical patent/GB0114841D0/en
Publication of GB2360597A publication Critical patent/GB2360597A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2360597B publication Critical patent/GB2360597B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/01—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents
    • B60R21/015—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents including means for detecting the presence or position of passengers, passenger seats or child seats, and the related safety parameters therefor, e.g. speed or timing of airbag inflation in relation to occupant position or seat belt use
    • B60R21/01512—Passenger detection systems
    • B60R21/0153—Passenger detection systems using field detection presence sensors
    • B60R21/01532—Passenger detection systems using field detection presence sensors using electric or capacitive field sensors
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/002—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon
    • B60N2/0021—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement
    • B60N2/0024—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement for identifying, categorising or investigation of the occupant or object on the seat
    • B60N2/0027—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement for identifying, categorising or investigation of the occupant or object on the seat for detecting the position of the occupant or of occupant's body part
    • B60N2/0028—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement for identifying, categorising or investigation of the occupant or object on the seat for detecting the position of the occupant or of occupant's body part of a body part, e.g. of an arm or a leg
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/002—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon
    • B60N2/0021—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement
    • B60N2/0022—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement for sensing anthropometric parameters, e.g. heart rate or body temperature
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/002—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon
    • B60N2/0021—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement
    • B60N2/0024—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement for identifying, categorising or investigation of the occupant or object on the seat
    • B60N2/0025—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement for identifying, categorising or investigation of the occupant or object on the seat by using weight measurement
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/002—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon
    • B60N2/0021—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement
    • B60N2/0024—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement for identifying, categorising or investigation of the occupant or object on the seat
    • B60N2/0026—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement for identifying, categorising or investigation of the occupant or object on the seat for distinguishing between humans, animals or objects
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/002—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon
    • B60N2/0021—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement
    • B60N2/003—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement characterised by the sensor mounting location in or on the seat
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/002—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon
    • B60N2/0021—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement
    • B60N2/0035—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement characterised by the sensor data transmission, e.g. wired connections or wireless transmitters therefor; characterised by the sensor data processing, e.g. seat sensor signal amplification or electric circuits for providing seat sensor information
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2210/00—Sensor types, e.g. for passenger detection systems or for controlling seats
    • B60N2210/10—Field detection presence sensors
    • B60N2210/12—Capacitive; Electric field
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2230/00—Communication or electronic aspects
    • B60N2230/10—Wired data transmission
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2230/00—Communication or electronic aspects
    • B60N2230/30—Signal processing of sensor data
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
    • H03K17/94—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the way in which the control signals are generated
    • H03K17/945—Proximity switches
    • H03K17/955—Proximity switches using a capacitive detector

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Cardiology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Seats For Vehicles (AREA)
  • Air Bags (AREA)
GB0114841A 1998-01-12 1999-01-12 Occupant detecting system Expired - Fee Related GB2360597B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP00393798A JP4007662B2 (en) 1998-01-12 1998-01-12 Occupant detection device
JP393898 1998-01-12
JP10160139A JPH11351808A (en) 1998-06-09 1998-06-09 Antenna electrode fitting structure of seat for automobile
JP20664398A JP4009796B2 (en) 1998-07-22 1998-07-22 Crew detection antenna
GB9900618A GB2333160B (en) 1998-01-12 1999-01-12 Occupant detecting system

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB0114841D0 GB0114841D0 (en) 2001-08-08
GB2360597A GB2360597A (en) 2001-09-26
GB2360597B true GB2360597B (en) 2002-08-28

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US5494311A (en) * 1991-04-09 1996-02-27 Trw Vehicle Safety Systems Inc. Occupant sensing apparatus
WO1997029391A1 (en) * 1996-02-09 1997-08-14 Scandmec Ab Device for sensing presence of an electrically conducting object
WO1997028989A1 (en) * 1996-02-07 1997-08-14 Jean Leteurtre System and method for detecting the presence of and identifying a person or object in a given environment
WO1997030864A1 (en) * 1996-02-23 1997-08-28 Nec Technologies, Inc. Vehicle passenger sensing system and method
EP0855307A2 (en) * 1997-01-23 1998-07-29 Schlegel Systems, Inc. Conductive fabric sensor system

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US5494311A (en) * 1991-04-09 1996-02-27 Trw Vehicle Safety Systems Inc. Occupant sensing apparatus
WO1997028989A1 (en) * 1996-02-07 1997-08-14 Jean Leteurtre System and method for detecting the presence of and identifying a person or object in a given environment
WO1997029391A1 (en) * 1996-02-09 1997-08-14 Scandmec Ab Device for sensing presence of an electrically conducting object
WO1997030864A1 (en) * 1996-02-23 1997-08-28 Nec Technologies, Inc. Vehicle passenger sensing system and method
EP0855307A2 (en) * 1997-01-23 1998-07-29 Schlegel Systems, Inc. Conductive fabric sensor system

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN105882584A (en) * 2015-02-18 2016-08-24 罗伯特·博世有限公司 Method For Controlling At Least One Safety Function For A Motor Vehicle
CN105882584B (en) * 2015-02-18 2019-08-23 罗伯特·博世有限公司 Method for controlling at least one security function of motor vehicles

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