SEAT OCCUPANCY RECOGNITION
The invention relates to a seat occupancy recognition device for recognising the occupancy of a seat, characterised by at least one volume detection device with at least one first sensor, which is provided and designed to detect a volume on the vehicle seat, and at least one body function detection device with at least one second sensor, which is provided and designed to detect body functions, wherein the first sensor comprises a detection area, the maximum being in a range over and/or in front of the seat.
1 . A seat occupancy recognition device for recognizing the occupancy of a seat, comprising:
at least one volume detection device having at least one first sensor provided and designed to detect a volume on the vehicle seat, and at least one body function detection device having at least one second sensor provided and designed to detect body functions, the first sensor comprising a detection area, the detection area including an area over the seat, in front of the seat on both over and in front of the seat.
2 . The seat occupancy recognition device according to claim 1 , wherein at least two first sensors are provided.
3 . The seat occupancy recognition device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one first sensor is arranged in a lower region of a backrest of the seat.
4 . The seat occupancy recognition device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one first sensor is arranged in a seat part of the seat.
5 . The seat occupancy recognition device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one first sensor is arranged in an armrest, the armrest preferably being connected to the seat.
6 . The seat occupancy recognition device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of an outline and a mass can additionally be detected by means of the first sensor of the volume detection device.
7 . The seat occupancy recognition device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of cardiac function, pulmonary function and gestures and/or movements typical of humans can be recognised by means of the second sensor of the body function detection device.
8 . The seat occupancy recognition device according to claim 1 , wherein the seat occupancy recognition device comprises a memory device, by means of which sensor data that can be recorded by the body function detection device can be stored.
9 . The seat occupancy recognition device according to claim 1 , wherein the second sensor is designed and provided to record sensor data and to transmit said data to the body function measuring device, the measurement data being able to be compared with previously recorded measurement data by means of the body function measuring device in order to determine a health status.
10 . The seat occupancy recognition device according to claim 1 , wherein the first sensor and the second sensor are each selected from a group comprising an optical, electrical, magnetic, electromagnetic, thermal, capacitive, acoustic or mechanical sensor.
11 . The seat occupancy recognition device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one body function measuring device for recognising the measured body functions.
12 . The seat comprising a seat occupancy recognition device according to claim 1 .