US 11,850,973 B2
Motor vehicle seat
Joshua Sievert, Wilhelmshaven (DE); Hélène L'Ebrellec, Stadthagen (DE); and Dagmar Brockschnieder, Stadthagen (DE)
Assigned to Faurecia Autositze GmbH, Stadthagen (DE)
Filed by Faurecia Autositze GmbH, Stadthagen (DE)
Filed on Aug. 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/411,827.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2020 122 370.6 (DE), filed on Aug. 27, 2020; and application No. 10 2020 132 212.7 (DE), filed on Dec. 3, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0063447 A1, Mar. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. B60N 2/00 (2006.01); G01L 1/22 (2006.01); G01L 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/002 (2013.01) [G01L 1/2206 (2013.01); G01L 5/00 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A motor vehicle seat, comprising:
a seat cushion;
a backrest connected to the seat cushion;
a headrest connected to the backrest;
a padding arranged on at least one of the seat cushion, the backrest, and the headrest; and
a strain gage connected to the padding and including a strain element to detect a load acting on the motor vehicle seat, said strain element being maintained mechanically under tension.