Sitting passenger detecting apparatus and sitting passenger detecting method

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EP 1 839 930 A8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	09.07.2008 Bulletin 2008/28

(43)	Date of publication:
	03.10.2007 Bulletin 2007/40

(21)	Application number: 07110384.0

(22)	Date of filing: 13.01.2000

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B60N 2/00^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FR GB

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Priority:

14.01.1999 JP 838099
19.02.1999 JP 4125599
23.04.1999 JP 11655199
21.05.1999 JP 14224799
03.09.1999 JP 25077099
21.09.1999 JP 26690199
12.01.2000 JP 2000003293

(62)	Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
	00100659.2 / 1020320

(71)	Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
	Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-8571 (JP)

(72)	Inventors:
	Hamada, Makoto Toyota-shi Aichi 471-8571 (JP) Sekizuka, Makoto Toyota-shi Aichi 471-8571 (JP) Fukawatase, Osamu Toyota-shi Aichi 471-8571 (JP) Fujimoto, Osamu Toyota-shi Aichi 471-8571 (JP)

(74)	Representative: TBK-Patent
	Bavariaring 4-6 80336 München 80336 München (DE)


	Remarks:
	This application was filed on 15-06-2007 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 62.

(54)	Sitting passenger detecting apparatus and sitting passenger detecting method

(57) A sitting passenger detecting apparatus characterized in that the apparatus comprises:
at least one load detecting means (544) for detecting a vertical load added to a seat body (510A) joined to a car-body member; and
estimating means (559) for estimating a weight of a passenger in accordance with the vertical load added in between the car-body member and the seat body from which influence of a load caused from a tension of seat belt (552) is eliminated.