A seat occupancy detection device (10) for a vehicle, particularly for a motorcycle, has at least one electrode of a capacitor (26), which is arranged in a seat squab (23) and takes the form of a wire (20). The seat occupancy detection device (10) further has an electronics unit (12) connected to the wire (20), which unit has a function generator (14) to generate an electrical signal and an analyzer (16), wherein the electrical signal generated by the function generator (14) can be modified by occupation of the seat squab (23). The invention further relates to an assistance system which activates or deactivates an assistance unit (8) depending on the detection by the seat occupancy detection device (10).
Seat occupancy detection device
2015-05-13
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | A47C Stühle , CHAIRS / B60N SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES , Sitze besonders für Fahrzeuge ausgebildet / B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR / B62J Fahrrad- oder Motorradsättel oder -sitze , CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS / G08B SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS , Signalisier- oder Rufsysteme |