| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 177136000 | Vehicle | 73 |
| 20080296071 | REST ELEMENT FOR A LIFTING PLATFORM - The invention relates to a rest element ( | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090107735 | TRAILER TONGUE WEIGHT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A trailer tongue weight measurement system is provided to ensure proper loading and safe handling of a trailer being towed by a vehicle. The weight measurement system includes a two part or split housing having a operating shaft, a spring and a scale. The weight measurement system may be incorporated into the trailer tongue, the tongue jack, or the hitch. Deflection of the spring in response to a load on the trailer is converted to a weight measurement that may be read on a calibrated scale. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090139774 | Passenger's Weight Measurement Device for Vehicle Seat - An upper rail is movable in a rear and front direction with respect to a lower rail fixed to a vehicle floor. A load sensor is fixed to an upper surface of the upper rail | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090139775 | Passenger's Weight Measurement Device for Vehicle Seat and Attachment Structure for Load Sensor - A lower rail is fixed to a vehicle floor, and an upper rail is movable in a rear and front direction with respect to the lower rail. A load sensor is fixed to an upper surface of the upper rail. A rectangular frame is attached onto the load sensor, a rod of the load sensor sequentially penetrates a web of the rectangular frame and a spring holder upward, and a coil spring is wound around the rod. A nut is screwed to the rod, and the nut tightens a bottom of a cup portion of the spring holder. The coil spring is sandwiched between a flange of the spring holder and the web and is compressed by tightening the nut. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090294185 | DETACHABLE-BODY VEHICLE FRAME - Described herein is a mounting system with measurement of the weight of the occupant for a seat of a motor vehicle; the mounting system has a bottom frame rigidly connected to the bodywork of the motor vehicle, a top frame, which supports the seat and is mounted in a floating way on the bottom frame, and a plurality of weight sensors, each of which is set between the bottom frame and the top frame and is connected to the bottom frame or to the top frame by means of a single bolt integrated in the weight sensor itself and locked by a nut; a surface of the nut facing the weight sensor has a spherical shape, and set between the nut and the frame is a washer having a spherical central surface, which reproduces in negative form the shape of the corresponding spherical surface of the nut. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090301793 | PASSENGER'S WEIGHT MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SEAT - To realizes an easy maintenance of the load sensor. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090301794 | PASSENGER'S WEIGHT MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SEAT - To realizes an easy maintenance of the load sensor. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100038150 | PASSENGER DISTINGUISHING APPARATUS - A passenger distinguishing apparatus is provided. The passenger distinguishing apparatus includes: a plurality of lower brackets that are fixed to a floor of a vehicle room; upper brackets that assist mounting of a passenger seat disposed at an upper part of the lower brackets; and a plurality of sensors that are disposed between the lower brackets and the upper brackets to detect a weight of a passenger seated in the passenger seat, wherein in an upper end part and a lower end part of the sensors, male screw threads for bolt-fastening to fastening holes formed at each of the lower bracket and the upper bracket are formed, and in at least one of the upper end part and the lower end part of the sensors, dampers for absorbing assembling tolerance of the sensors while being fixed due to a contact with nuts tightened and fixed to a portion in which the male screw threads are formed, are formed. Therefore, an assembling process can be improved, a cost can be reduced, and durability of the sensor can be improved. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100044117 | Passenger's weight measurement device for vehicle seat - An upper rail is movable in a rear and front direction with respect to a lower rail fixed to a vehicle floor. A load sensor is fixed to an upper surface of the upper rail, and a rectangular frame | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100108406 | DETERMINATION OF THE MASS OF A VEHICLE - A method and device for provisionally determining the mass of a vehicle when it is initialized. After initialization of the vehicle, the method determines a vehicle mass value by a static mass determination method and then checks whether this value is within a predetermined tolerance band around the dynamically last-determined vehicle mass value, which has been stored for that purpose. If this is so, and there has in the meantime been no significant change of the vehicle's mass, the previously stored dynamic vehicle mass value is probably more accurate and is used in the determination. Otherwise it can be assumed that the vehicle mass value has changed substantially, and the statically determined vehicle mass value is therefore used until a device for the dynamic determination of a vehicle mass can supply a more accurate vehicle mass value after a short time. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100122854 | LOAD DETECTION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SEAT - A load detection device for a vehicle seat mounted between a floor side mounting mechanism and a seat side mounting mechanism and measuring a load applied by an occupant seated on the vehicle seat, includes a shaft member adapted to be fixed to one of the floor side mounting mechanism and the seat side mounting mechanism, a strain generating member fixed to the shaft member and including a hole into which the shaft member is press-fitted, a strain gauge attached to the strain generating member, the shaft member of which surface hardness is specified to be lower than a surface hardness of the hole and including a scraping projecting portion scraped off by means of the hole in a case where the shaft member is press-fitted to the hole, and an inter space formed between the strain generating member and the shaft member and positioned next to the scraping projecting portion. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100126781 | DYNAMIC SCALE FOR BULK MATERIAL - The invention relates to a dynamic scale for bulk material, having two swivel arms ( | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100133017 | LOAD DETECTION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SEAT - A load detection device for a vehicle seat mounted between a floor side mounting mechanism made of metal and a seat side mounting mechanism made of metal and measuring a load applied by an occupant seated on the vehicle seat includes a strain generating body adapted to be fixed via both end portions to a fitting surface formed at one of the floor side mounting mechanism and the seat side mounting mechanism while having a predetermined clearance from the fitting surface, a strain gauge attached to the strain generating body, a bracket made of metal and including an attachment portion that extends laterally relative to the strain generating body, and an amplifier substrate mounted on the attachment portion while being arranged in parallel to the strain generating body, both surfaces of the amplifier substrate being covered by one of or more of the bracket, the floor side mounting mechanism and the seat side mounting mechanism, the amplifier substrate amplifying a signal output from the strain gauge. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100170722 | LOAD DETECTING DEVICE, SEAT, AND LOAD SENSOR - A load detecting device includes: a load sensor which outputs a signal in response to a load; and a plurality of tensile members which support the load sensor in a state where the load sensor is tensioned in multiple directions and stretch the load sensor in the multiple directions by receiving the load, wherein the load sensor outputs a signal in response to the load received by the plurality of tensile members on the basis of tensile forces of the plurality of tensile members. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100243338 | VEHICLE SCALE COUPLING DEVICE - A coupling device designed to securely connect adjacent weigh platform modules of a vehicle scale. Such a device may include corresponding coupling elements, each adapted for attachment to a respective one of a pair of adjacent weigh platform modules. The coupling elements are designed for mating contact and include fastener assembly receiving cavity sections that, when the coupling elements are properly mated, form a fastener assembly receiving cavity in an exposed top surface of the coupling device. A fastener assembly is located in the fastener assembly receiving cavity and is operative to secure the mated arrangement of the coupling elements, thereby rigidly connecting the associated weigh platform modules. The accessible location of the fastener assembly facilitates both installation and subsequent service/repair procedures. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100276211 | Detection Device and Method for Detecting Occupancy of a Seat - To allow more reliable detection of occupancy of a seat by a person, the invention includes a detection device for detecting occupancy of a seat, in particular of a vehicle seat or motor vehicle seat, comprising at least one elongate light guide having at least one elongate core element and at least one elongate sheath at a distance from the core element. The light guide is deformable by mechanical actuation means in at least one direction running perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the light guide by the deformation brought about by the seat being occupied causes the light to exit from the light guide on the side opposite the mechanical means. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100282522 | VEHICLE SEAT AND PASSENGER'S WEIGHT MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SEAT - The submarine phenomenon can be prevented and the accuracy of a passenger's weight measurement is improved. A vehicle seat includes a pair of fixed lower rails fixed on the floor of a passenger compartment, a pair of movable upper rails that are engaged with the fixed lower rails so as to be slidable in a front-and-rear direction with respect to each of the fixed lower rails, a sub frame which is disposed at an upper side of the movable upper rails, load sensors and that lie between the sub frame and the movable upper rails, brackets and which are disposed so as to erect them on each of the movable upper rails, and a submarine pipe | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100300769 | CONNECTING ELEMENT - A connecting element having a measuring device for a force measurement for a vehicle seat is provided. The connecting element has signal output means in a first housing part, and a measuring device in a second housing part. The measuring device itself has a holder including circuit traces for a sensor system. The sensor system and the at least two electrical components are integrally mounted on the circuit traces. The signal output means are electrically connected to the circuit traces in a force-decoupled manner. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110000719 | PASSENGER'S WEIGHT MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SEAT AND ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE FOR LOAD SENSOR - A lower rail is fixed to a vehicle floor, and an upper rail is movable in a rear and front direction with respect to the lower rail. A load sensor is fixed to an upper surface of the upper rail. A rectangular frame is attached onto the load sensor, a rod of the load sensor sequentially penetrates a web of the rectangular frame and a spring holder upward, and a coil spring is wound around the rod. A nut is screwed to the rod, and the nut tightens a bottom of a cup portion of the spring holder. The coil spring is sandwiched between a flange of the spring holder and the web and is compressed by tightening the nut. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110005843 | LOAD DETECTION DEVICE - A load detection device includes a load sensor provided at a support portion that is positioned at a rear portion of a seat for a vehicle, the seat including a seatback at the rear portion of the seat, the load sensor detecting a load applied to the support portion that is a part of a plurality of support portions, a load detecting portion detecting a portion of a load of a seat occupancy of the seat based on an output from the load sensor and outputting a detected load value, a longitudinal inclination angle detecting portion detecting a longitudinal inclination angle of the vehicle, and a load correcting portion correcting, depending on the longitudinal inclination angle, the detected load value of the portion of the load of the seat occupancy based on a relationship between the detected load value of the seat occupancy and the longitudinal inclination angle. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110036646 | SUSPENSION ADAPTATION TO MEASURE LOAD OF A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE - A method and system of a suspension adaptation to measure load of a commercial vehicle are disclosed. In one embodiment, a load measurement method includes loading a commercial vehicle with a weight, compressing a spring suspension system of the commercial vehicle using the weight, and determining the weight using a gas compression device and a vertical change in position of the commercial vehicle. The method further includes acquiring a pressure of the gas compression device to determine a loading level of the commercial vehicle. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110073381 | PASSENGER'S WEIGHT MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SEAT - To realize an easy maintenance of the load sensor. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110094803 | PASSENGER'S WEIGHT MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SEAT - An upper rail is movable in a rear and front direction with respect to a lower rail fixed to a vehicle floor. A load sensor is fixed to an upper surface of the upper rail, and a rectangular frame is attached onto the load sensor. A rod of the load sensor penetrates a web of the rectangular frame, a washer and a spring holder, and a coil spring is wound around the rod. A bush is fitted to an edge of a hole of the washer, and a step is formed between an upper surface of the washer and the bush. A nut is screwed to the rod and tightens a bottom of a cup portion of the spring holder. The coil spring is sandwiched between the spring holder and the web and is compressed, and an end portion of the coil spring engages with the step. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110108330 | PASSENGER'S WEIGHT MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat includes a load sensor for measuring a load applied from an occupant and a seat cushion frame, wherein the seat cushion frame comprises right and left side frames extending in a front-and-rear direction, the load sensor is attached to the seat cushion frame, and a concave portion is formed in at least one of the right and left side frames at a position opposite to the load sensor. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110139515 | VEHICLE SEAT AND PASSENGER'S WEIGHT MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SEAT - The submarine phenomenon can be prevented and the accuracy of a passenger's weight measurement is improved. A vehicle seat includes a pair of fixed lower rails fixed on the floor of a passenger compartment, a pair of movable upper rails that are engaged with the fixed lower rails so as to be slidable in a front-and-rear direction with respect to each of the fixed lower rails, a sub frame which is disposed at an upper side of the movable upper rails, load sensors and that lie between the sub frame and the movable upper rails, brackets and which are disposed so as to erect them on each of the movable upper rails, and a submarine pipe | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110147096 | PASSENGER'S WEIGHT MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat includes a load sensor for measuring a load applied from an occupant and a seat cushion frame, wherein the seat cushion frame comprises right and left side frames extending in a front-and-rear direction, the load sensor is attached to the seat cushion frame, and a concave portion is formed in at least one of the right and left side frames at a position opposite to the load sensor. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110174553 | UPHOLSTERY ITEM COMPRISING OCCUPANCY SENSOR MAT - An upholstery item ( | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110209924 | VEHICLE SEAT AND PASSENGER'S WEIGHT MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SEAT - The submarine phenomenon can be prevented and the accuracy of a passenger's weight measurement is improved. A vehicle seat includes a pair of fixed lower rails fixed on the floor of a passenger compartment, a pair of movable upper rails that are engaged with the fixed lower rails so as to be slidable in a front-and-rear direction with respect to each of the fixed lower rails, a sub frame which is disposed at an upper side of the movable upper rails, load sensors and that lie between the sub frame and the movable upper rails, brackets and which are disposed so as to erect them on each of the movable upper rails, and a submarine pipe | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110253462 | LOAD CELL ASSEMBLIES FOR OFF-CENTER LOADS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to load cell assemblies configured for measuring loads or weight associated with a semi-trailer. In one embodiment, a load cell assembly includes a shear plate load cell configured to be coupled between a frame and a support member of the semi-trailer. The shear plate load cell detects or measures the trailer's weight with a sensor positioned on a strain sensing section of a plate. The strain sensing section is positioned at a location offset from the plate's centerline. The shear plate load cell is accordingly configured to provide an ideal moment balance that allows accurate load measurements independent of where the load is applied relative to the load cell or the support member. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110259651 | TRAILER TONGUE WEIGHT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A trailer tongue weight measurement system is provided to ensure proper loading and safe handling of a trailer being towed by a vehicle. The weight measurement system includes a two part or split housing having a operating shaft, a spring and a scale. The weight measurement system may be incorporated into the trailer tongue, the tongue jack, or the hitch. Deflection of the spring in response to a load on the trailer is converted to a weight measurement that may be read on a calibrated scale. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110259652 | PASSENGER'S WEIGHT MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SEAT - An upper rail is movable in a rear and front direction with respect to a lower rail fixed to a vehicle floor. A load sensor is fixed to an upper surface of the upper rail, and a rectangular frame is attached onto the load sensor. A rod of the load sensor penetrates a web of the rectangular frame, a washer and a spring holder, and a coil spring is wound around the rod. A bush is fitted to an edge of a hole of the washer, and a step is formed between an upper surface of the washer and the bush. A nut is screwed to the rod and tightens a bottom of a cup portion of the spring holder. The coil spring is sandwiched between the spring holder and the web and is compressed, and an end portion of the coil spring engages with the step. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110303469 | VEHICLE SEAT LOAD SENSOR - A vehicle seat load sensor which is attached under a vehicle seat, and is configured to detect a load acting on the vehicle seat includes a seat support configured to support a vehicle seat, and a flexible body configured to receive the load from the seat support, the seat support including a seat support surface configured to support the vehicle seat and a projection which is formed on the seat support surface and is configured to have contact with the vehicle seat. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120000716 | Passenger's weight measurement device for vehicle seat and attachment structure for load sensor - A lower rail is fixed to a vehicle floor, and an upper rail is movable in a rear and front direction with respect to the lower rail. A load sensor is fixed to an upper surface of the upper rail. A rectangular frame is attached onto the load sensor, a rod of the load sensor sequentially penetrates a web of the rectangular frame and a spring holder upward, and a coil spring is wound around the rod. A nut is screwed to the rod, and the nut tightens a bottom of a cup portion of the spring holder. The coil spring is sandwiched between a flange of the spring holder and the web and is compressed by tightening the nut. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120006601 | PASSENGER'S WEIGHT MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat includes a load sensor for measuring a load applied from an occupant and a seat cushion frame, wherein the seat cushion frame comprises right and left side frames extending in a front-and-rear direction, the load sensor is attached to the seat cushion frame, and a concave portion is formed in at least one of the right and left side frames at a position opposite to the load sensor. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120012405 | OCCUPANT WEIGHT SENSING USING INTELLIGENT FASTENER AND VERTICAL LOAD TRANSMITTING BRACKETS - An occupant weight sensing apparatus configured to be coupled to a vehicle seat. The apparatus includes a base configured to be connected to a vehicle, a lever pivotally connected to the base, a rocker configured to be connected to the vehicle seat, the rocker also pivotally connected to the lever, and a sensor coupled to the lever. A force applied to the seat causes pivotal movement of the lever relative to the base. The sensor detects the pivotal movement to sense the weight of the occupant. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120031685 | Occupant detection sensor and method of manufacturing the same - An occupant detection sensor includes a sensor member disposed on a surface of a vehicle seat and detecting sitting of an occupant, a wiring member electrically coupling the sensor member with an external device, and a covering member covering the sensor member and the wiring member. The wiring member and the covering member are included in a coupling section that is disposed along the surface of the vehicle seat. The coupling section includes a bent portion and a stress absorbing portion that absorbs stress generated at the bent portion. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120125698 | SEATING SENSOR - The present invention relates to a seating sensor | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120175169 | WEIGHING SCALE FOR FORKLIFT - A weighing scale for forklift and the like ( | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120228038 | Railcar Weighing System - One or more sensors mounted on a railcar sense the effect of weight of the railcar and transmit the data, for example via a communication link, to a user for storage and feedback where needed. In one embodiment the sensors are mounted on one or more rail trucks that carry the car body. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120285752 | VEHICLE PASSENGER DETECTION SYSTEM - A vehicle passenger detection apparatus includes a load detecting part and a seat condition determining part. The seat condition determining part includes a vibration threshold value setting section, a vibration determining section and a seat determining section. The vibration threshold value setting section sets a vibration threshold value based on the load detection signal such that the vibration threshold value is higher when a fluctuation amount of the load detection signal is small than when the fluctuation amount of the load detection signal is large. The seat determining section executes a seating determination based on the load detection signal when the vibration determining section determines that the vehicle vibration is not occurring based on the load detection signal and the vibration threshold value, and to defer execution of the seating determination to maintain a previous seating determination result when the vibration determining section determines that the vehicle vibration is occurring. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20130020137 | Hall Cell Load Measuring Device for Lift Trucks - A weight measuring device includes a first link coupled to one end of a load to be measured. A second link is coupled to another end of a load to be measured. The first and second links include respective sections of a housing configured to place a spring in increasing compression with respect to increasing load on the first and second links. A hall cell and magnet are coupled between the first and second links to enable relative movement therebetween. The hall cell generates a signal related to an amount of movement of the first link with respect to the second link. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130192904 | OCCUPANT DETECTION SENSOR ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRATED FASTENERS - A sensor assembly for detecting an occupant on a seating surface of a seat includes an elastomeric mat and a switch mechanism disposed between a first and second plate. When an occupant having sufficient weight sits on the seating surface, the elastomeric mat compresses and the plates activate the switch mechanism. The first and second plates define integrated fasteners configured to slidably couple the first plate to the second plate. The plates may also define integrated fasteners configured to affix the switch mechanism and elastomeric mat to the sensor assembly. The integrated fasteners snap together to allow the sensor assembly to be assembled without any separate fastening devices, such as adhesives, threaded fasteners, or push pins. The integrated fasteners reduce the number of parts needed to assemble the sensor assembly and simplify the assembly process for the sensor assembly. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130206485 | PASSENGER'S WEIGHT MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat includes a load sensor for measuring a load applied from an occupant and a seat cushion frame, wherein the seat cushion frame comprises right and left side frames extending in a front-and-rear direction, the load sensor is attached to the seat cushion frame, and a concave portion is formed in at least one of the right and left side frames at a position opposite to the load sensor. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130206486 | PASSENGER'S WEIGHT MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat includes a load sensor for measuring a load applied from an occupant and a seat cushion frame, wherein the seat cushion frame comprises right and left side frames extending in a front-and-rear direction, the load sensor is attached to the seat cushion frame, and a concave portion is formed in at least one of the right and left side frames at a position opposite to the load sensor. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20140000969 | VEHICLE LOAD SENSING SYSTEM | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140060942 | Measurable Collection Container for construction waste - It is an invention of a measurable collection container. The characteristic lies in that: the collection container, with weight sensor and digital weight indicator, can be used any time to collect the garbage, to weigh it and to calculate the charge based on the weight data. On two sides of the collection container are two pickup sleeves by which the truck can easily hold the measurable collection container with the garbage in it. On one side of the collection container is a movable door through which the bulky garbage can be taken into easily. There are four wheels in the bottom of the collection container, which makes the moving of the collection container more easily. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140202776 | LOAD MEASURING SYSTEM - There is herein described a load measuring system. More particularly, there is described a load sensor and panel comprising at least one of said sensors for measuring and/or monitoring a load and/or distribution of a load. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140251700 | HOLLOW PROFILE SENSOR - A hollow profile sensor for installation in roads or a road surface for the purpose of sensing the weight of vehicles and/or driving dynamics reactions of vehicles or vehicle wheels to the road includes a tube part having a hollow interior profile. A counterpart is connected to the tube part. A measuring arrangement is held in the hollow interior profile between the tube part and the counterpart. A force introduction flange is connected to the tube part in such a manner that force application lines are concentrated on the measuring arrangement. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140291041 | OCCUPANT DETERMINATION APPARATUS USING LOAD SENSOR - An occupant determination apparatus includes a load sensor and a determination section. The load sensor detects a load of an occupant seated in a seat of a vehicle to provide the detected load as a load signal. The determination section determines presence or absence of the occupant and a physical size of the occupant by classifying the load signal into a subject class among a plurality of classes that are ordered from small to large according to the physical sizes based on predetermined threshold loads. The subject class is stored as a determined class. The determination section permits the determined class to transition from a present class to an immediately adjacent larger class when the load signal equal to or larger than a threshold load between the present class and the immediately adjacent larger class continues being received for a threshold time. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140305713 | OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION APPARATUS USING LOAD SENSOR - An occupant classification apparatus includes a load sensor, a longitudinal acceleration sensor, a lateral acceleration sensor, and a determinator. The load sensor detects a load of an occupant on a seat of a vehicle. The longitudinal acceleration sensor detects a longitudinal acceleration in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The lateral acceleration sensor detects a lateral acceleration in a lateral direction of the vehicle. The determinator performs a class determination process to determine presence or absence of the occupant and a size of the occupant by classifying the load into one of classes based on predetermined load thresholds. The determinator stops the class determination process when a vehicle acceleration is not less than a predetermined acceleration threshold. The vehicle acceleration is the square root of the sum of the square of the longitudinal acceleration and the square of the lateral acceleration. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140338988 | OCCUPANT WEIGHT SENSOR - In an embodiment, an apparatus may include a sense element having a first end and a second end; and a stud fitted inside the sense element. The stud may have a first end and a second end. The first end of the stud may be free floating with respect to the sense element. The second end of the stud may be attached to the second end of the sense element. The sense element may include one or more gauges. The gauges may sense strain on the sense element. The apparatus may include a ridge that may be used to provide overload protection of the apparatus. The ridge may be placed on the stud, the sense element, or the stud and sense element. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140338989 | WEIGHT DETECTION SENSOR AND VEHICLE SEAT APPARATUS - A weight detection sensor interposed between a seat side fixing member and a floor side fixed member to measure a load of a passenger sitting in the seat, includes: a strain body fixed to both end portions of a mounting surface formed on one of the floor side fixed member and the seat side fixing member at a predetermined distance from the mounting surface; a connection member fixed to a central portion of the strain body in a vertical direction and fixed to the other one of the floor side fixed member and the seat side fixing member; and a Wheatstone bridge circuit where first and third strain detection elements are arranged on sides facing each other and second and fourth strain detection elements are arranged on sides facing each other, each of the strain detection elements being a variable resistor. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140338990 | WEIGHT DETECTION SENSOR AND VEHICLE SEAT APPARATUS - A weight detection sensor disposed in a fixing unit fixing a seat side fixing member to a floor side fixed member and measuring a load of a passenger sitting in the seat, includes: a strain body fixed to both end portions of a mounting surface formed on one of the floor side fixed member and the seat side fixing member and arranged in the fixing unit; a connection member fixed to a central portion of the strain body in a vertical direction and fixed to the other one of the floor side fixed member and the seat side fixing member; a strain detection element unit including first to fourth strain detection elements; and a Wheatstone bridge circuit where the first and third strain detection elements are arranged on sides facing each other and the second and fourth strain detection elements are arranged on sides facing each other. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20150122556 | SEAT APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A seat apparatus for a vehicle includes a load detection device measuring a load applied to a seat, an offset amount detection portion adding an offset amount being offset from zero, the offset amount of the load detection device occurred by a collision of the vehicle to a value stored as an offset amount occurred before the collision of the vehicle, the offset amount detection portion storing the offset amount occurred by the collision of the vehicle and the offset amount occurred before the collision of the vehicle as the offset amount in a case where a collision load value occurred by the collision of the vehicle and detected by the load detection device exceeds a predetermined value, and a correction portion correcting a load value detected by the load detection device on the basis of the offset amount stored in the offset amount detection portion. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150306929 | BALL MOUNT FOR MEASURING TONGUE WEIGHT OF A TRAILER - A ball mount for measuring tongue weight of a trailer is disclosed. The ball mount can include a ball portion having a hitch ball configured to couple with a tongue of a trailer. The ball mount can also include a hitch portion for interfacing with a hitch receiver associated with a vehicle. In addition, the ball mount can include a load measurement device associated with the ball portion to determine a magnitude of a downward force on the hitch ball. The load measurement device can include a reservoir having a fluid and a piston disposed therein, and a pressure sensor in fluid communication with the reservoir. The hitch ball can be configured to exert a force on the piston, thereby affecting a pressure of the fluid in response to the downward force on the hitch ball. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150369650 | PASSENGER'S WEIGHT MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SEAT - A passenger's weight measurement device for a vehicle seat includes an upper rail provided on a lower rail that is fixable to a vehicle floor, the upper rail being movable in at least one of rear and front directions; a load sensor fixed onto the upper rail; and a frame provided on the load sensor and below the vehicle seat. In plan view, the load sensor protrudes from the frame in at least one of left and right directions. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160041027 | WEIGHING DEVICE FOR A PLOT COMBINE HARVESTER - The invention relates to a weighing device for a plot combine harvester, comprising a weighing container guided vertically adjustably on a frame in the manner of a parallel linkage, said weighing container being supported relative to a frame by way of a weighing cell assembly having a weighing cell articulated in the vertical direction between the frame and the weighing container. In order to provide advantageous design conditions, it is proposed that the weighing container is mounted on the frame in the manner of a parallel linkage via leaf springs clamped at both ends. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160069733 | TRANSPORT RAIL SYSTEM WITH WEIGHING MEANS - Transport rail system capable of detecting a weight of a rail vehicle, includes one or more rails, and one or more sensors for measuring a magnetic property. At least one of the sensors is adapted to measure a change of a magnetic property in order to determine a weight bearing on one or more of the rails, the change of the magnetic property being caused by stress exerted on the rail by the weight, and one or more of the sensors are adapted to measure the change of a magnetic property of the rail itself and/or that one or more of the sensors are adapted to measure the change of a magnetic property of a supporting structure of the rail. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160144741 | APPARATUS FOR CLASSIFYING PASSENGERS IN VEHICLE - An apparatus for classifying a passenger in a vehicle includes a seat cushion for a seat in the vehicle, the seat cushion having an adult detection area and a child detection area. A first chamber is disposed in the adult detection area and a second chamber is disposed in the child detection area. A margin improvement unit includes a pressure sensor configured to measure a first pressure based on a first weight applied to the first chamber and a second pressure based on a second weight applied to the second chamber. The margin improvement unit is configured to output a first adjusted pressure value based on the first pressure and a second adjusted pressure value based on the second pressure. The first adjusted pressure value is greater than the second adjusted pressure value when the first weight is substantially equal to the second weight. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160187188 | AUTOMATED COLLECTION AND SCALE SYSTEM - The disclosure describes a novel approach of utilizing a collection bin for a side loading waste collection vehicle. The collection bin includes a weighing system with a processor for measuring the weight of material collected from each waste container and associating this weight with appropriate data, such as the owner of the waste container. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20190145816 | AUXILIARY PAYMENT STATION IN THE FORM OF A SHOPPING TROLLEY | 05-16-2019 |
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| 20090218147 | GRAIN DRILL WITH ACCURATE METERING OF THE RATE OF PLANTING OF SEED - The present invention is an improved grain drill and a method retrofitting a previously manufactured grain drill to provide accurate weight determination of seed in a seed hopper of the grain drill. A grain drill in accordance with the invention includes a frame having a plurality of wheels for supporting the grain drill during rolling over a surface of ground to be planted with seed grain; a hopper for containing the seed grain to be planted in the ground; a support which is joined to opposed sides of the frame and to spaced apart locations of the hopper to transfer weight of the hopper to the frame, the support including at least one weight sensing device which senses a weight of seed grain in the hopper transferred through the support to the frame and provides an output of the sensed weight of the seed grain in the hopper; and a display, coupled to the output, for displaying the weight of the seed grain contained in the hopper. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090266620 | Arrangement for Weighing Transport Vehicle Load - A method for weighing a payload of a transport vehicle, a transport vehicle and a bogie structure. Vertical loads exerted on wheel suspension of the transport vehicle are measured with sensors and the measurement data is conveyed to a calculating unit of weighing. Further, on a side surface of a horizontal arm belonging to the bogie structure there is arranged a sensor for measuring the vertical load exerted on the horizontal arm. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20130015004 | LOW-PROFILE LOAD-MEASURING ATTACHMENT FOR LIFT-TRUCKSAANM Simons; Gerald SidneyAACI North YorkAACO CAAAGP Simons; Gerald Sidney North York CA - For minimizing the height of the load-measuring attachment for a lift-truck, the cover is made of thin sheet metal. The side-walls of the channel-section of the cover are folded into double thickness, to stabilize the side-walls of the cover. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20160047688 | WEIGHT-SENSING FORK BLADE ASSEMBLY FOR ENGAGING PALLETS IN DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVE DIRECTIONS OF APPROACH - An exceptionally thin load-weighing fork assembly, having its weight sensors mounted on a fork base, overcomes fork-insertion limitations with respect to commonly used standard pallets without sacrificing load-handling capacity. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160084697 | A weighing device applicable magnetically to the fork of a lifter with wireless data connection - The present invention concerns a weighing device applicable in a removable manner to the fork of a fork lift or of a lifter and including an external strip to support the load to weigh; a magnetic element arranged to allow applying magnetically the external strip to the fork; and a weighing device arranged below the external strip in such a way as to detect the weight of a load overlying the external strip. The weighing device is further configured to communicate in wireless modality with an external device for the reading of the datum of the detected weight. | 03-24-2016 |
| 177141000 | Hydraulic weigher | 5 |
| 20080202822 | MOBILE WEIGHT ENFORCEMENT VEHICLE - A mobile weight enforcement vehicle comprising a vehicle body, a hydraulic vehicle weighing scale mechanism, and a computer measurement display, wherein the hydraulic vehicle weighing scale mechanism is disposed on one side of the vehicle body, and has a hydraulic folding mechanism and a rotating mechanism connecting to a retractable scale crutch. The retractable scale crutch may be folded within the vehicle body conveniently and firmly, or be put on the ground outside the vehicle body so as to examine the weight of the loaded vehicles with the mobile scale device. The examining/monitoring results can be indicated on the computer measurement display, where the operations of catching speeding vehicles, stolen vehicles, or any vehicles that violates traffic regulations are also displayed. The invention provides a diversified and highly efficient tool for maintaining the traffic safety. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20090183927 | METHOD FOR MEASURING THE USEFUL LOAD OF A TELEHANDLER - A method for measuring the useful load of a telehandler is indicated in which the useful load is calculated from the change of the axle load on the front axle or the rear axle compared with the unloaded condition of the vehicle, the distance of the useful load from the front axle or the rear axle having a defined value or the load-holding device of the telehandler being in a defined position. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20110031040 | STATIC PRESSURE ANTI-STOW LOGIC FOR PLATFORM WHEELCHAIR LIFTS - A method for detecting weight on a platform lift having a platform, a hydraulic cylinder, and a hydraulic circuit including the steps of measuring a static pressure of the hydraulic circuit, and comparing the measured static pressure to a baseline pressure of the hydraulic circuit. The baseline pressure is a static pressure of the hydraulic circuit without external weight positioned on the platform. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20150107911 | LOAD SENSING SYSTEM FOR WHEELCHAIR LIFT ARRANGEMENT - A load sensing system for a wheelchair lift arrangement includes an elongated member that is rotatable about a longitudinal axis between an unloaded position and a loaded position; a biasing member that biases the elongated member toward the unloaded position; at least one contact member connected to the elongated member and configured to contact a bridge plate; and a switch assembly operatively connected to the elongated member, the switch assembly being configured to be activated to prevent operation of the wheelchair lift arrangement when the elongated member is in the loaded position. A method of regulating movement of a lift platform of a wheelchair lift arrangement is also provided. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20160202111 | CONTAINER LIFT AND/OR WEIGHING SYSTEM | 07-14-2016 |
