Vehicle seat with capacitive occupant detection system

摘要

A vehicle seat is provided in combination with a seat heater and a capacitive occupant detection system. The seat heater comprises a seat heating element disposed in the vehicle seat while the capacitive occupant detection system comprises an electrode arrangement also disposed in the vehicle seat. The electrode arrangement includes a sensing electrode and a shielding electrode. Of the seat heating element, the sensing electrode and the shielding electrode, the seat heating element is closest to a seating region of the vehicle seat and the sensing electrode is arranged between the seat heating element and the shielding electrode.