An improved, low-cost system for mitigating electrostatic discharge (ESD) that may occur during egress from vehicles is provided. One embodiment comprises a narrow conductive electrode that is galvanically connected to the vehicle chassis, and that is applied to that one edge of a seat which is next to the door nearest that seat. For example, in the U.S., this edge will normally be the left edge of the driver's seat, or the right edge of the front passenger's seat. The electrode is substantially located on a normally unoccupied surface of the seat cushion. Other embodiments further include pointed shapes on the electrode to increase the electric field intensity, which may promote more complete discharging. Certain embodiments may allow a manufacturer to easily retrofit an existing seat design with an electrode by simply adding a manufacturing step. The system is simpler, less expensive, and more effective than prior art ESD mitigators.


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    Title :

    ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE MITIGATOR FOR VEHICLES


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2017-03-02


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60N SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES , Sitze besonders für Fahrzeuge ausgebildet / H05F STATIC ELECTRICITY , Statische Elektrizität



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