System For Warning A Driver That A Passenger Is Left In A Vehicle

摘要

A warning system is provided for a vehicle. The vehicle has an interior defining a driver seat area including a driver's seat, and a passenger area, behind the driver seat area, including at least one rear passenger seat. The system includes a control unit. A passenger detection sensor is associated with the control unit and is constructed and arranged to detect a presence of a passenger in the at least one rear passenger seat. A driver status sensor, associated with the control unit, is constructed and arranged to indicate a driver's positional relationship with respect to the vehicle. A warning device is associated with the control unit such that when the passenger detection sensor indicates that a passenger is in the at least one rear passenger seat and the driver status sensor indicates that the driver has left the vehicle, the control unit activates the warning device.

主权项

1. A warning system for a vehicle, the vehicle having an interior defining a driver seat area including a driver's seat, and a passenger area, behind the driver seat area, including at least one rear passenger seat, the system comprising:
a control unit, at least one passenger detection sensor, associated with the control unit, constructed and arranged to detect a presence of a passenger in the at least one rear passenger seat, a driver status sensor, associated with the control unit, constructed and arranged to indicate a driver's positional relationship with respect to the vehicle, and a warning device associated with the control unit, wherein when the passenger detection sensor indicates that a passenger is in the at least one rear passenger seat and the driver status sensor indicates that the driver has left the vehicle, the control unit is constructed and arranged to activate the warning device, wherein the driver status sensor comprises a driver's seat weight sensor constructed and arranged to indicate that the driver has left the driver's seat.