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`CERTIFICATION
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`I, Michio Ogawa, Toranomon East Bldg, 7—13, Nishi—Shimbashi
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`l—chome, Minato—ku, Tokyo, Japan, do hereby certify that I
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`am conversant with the English and Japanese languages and am
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`a competent translator thereof, and I further certify that
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`to the best of my knowledge and belief the attached English
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`translation is a true and correct translation made by me of
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`Japanese unexamined published patent application No. H3-19929
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`published on February 27, 1991.
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`Signed this on the 13th day of July, 2012
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`Michio Ogawa
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`(19) Japanese Patent Office (JP)
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`(12) Publication of Utility Model Application (U)
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`(11) Publication No. of Utility Model Application No.:
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`JP—UM—A-3—l9929
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`(43) Publication Date: February 27, 1991
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`(51) Int. Cl.5
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`Identification Code
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`G 01 G— 19/52
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`Sequence Nos. for Office Use
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`7620—2F
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`10
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`Examination Request: Not requested
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`No. of Claims:
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`(21) Application No.:
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`l[l989]—8l374
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`(22) Application Date: July 10, 1989
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`15
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`(54) Title: CHAIR—SHAPED BODY WEIGHT SCALE
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`(71) Applicant:
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`Yamato Seiko Co., Ltd.
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`5—22 Chaenba—machi, Akashi—shi,
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`Hyogo—ken
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`20
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`(72)
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`Inventor:
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`Yoji Onishi
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`c/o Yamato Seiko Co., Ltd.
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`5—22 Chaenba—machi, Akashi—shi,
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`Hyogo—ken
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`(74) Agent:
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`Tetsu Shimizu, Patent.Attorney, and 2
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`others
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`Specification
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`1. Title
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`CHAIR—SHAPED BODY WEIGHT SCALE
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`2. Claims
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`(l)
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`A chair—shaped body weight scale having a chair, and load
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`detectors arranged to support the chair at multiple sites on
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`the lower surface of the chair.
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`(2)
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`The chair—shaped body weight scale according to Claim
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`1, wherein the chair is a chair with arm—resting beams, and
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`a load display unit is arranged on the upper surface of an
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`arm—resting beam.
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`(3)
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`A chair—shaped body weight scale having a seat that has
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`a sliding device in its lower portion so that the seat can.move
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`back—and—forth to the prescribed position, and load detectors
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`arranged to support the seat at multiple sites of the lower
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`surface of the sliding device.
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`3. Detailed Explanation of the Invention
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`[Industrial application field]
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`Thepresentdevicepertainstoeachair—shapedbodyweight
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`scale, which has a chair that is anchored on the floor surface
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`foruse,andloaddetectorsinthelowerportionofeaseathaving
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`a sliding device and.the chair or the like not anchored on the
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`floor surface for use. The sale measures the body weight as
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`the subject sits on the chair or the like.
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`[Prior art]
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`In the prior art, the conventional body weight scale is
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`used for measuring the body weight as the subject stands on
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`adedicatedplatformnwunted(x1thescale. Consequently,when
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`the body weight is to be measured,
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`the subject should walk to
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`the site where the body weight scale is set, or the body weight
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`scale should be transported to the site for measurement and
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`the subject should stand on the platform thereof.
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`However, when the body weight of a sick person is to be
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`10 measured, such an operation becomes a significant burden on
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`the sick person. This is undesirable. Even when a healthy
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`person is concerned,
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`the person, who originally sat down on
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`a chair to rest, should walk to the site where the body weight
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`scale is set, and, as this takes some effort, it hampers the
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`15 measurement of the body'weight.as needed for preventive health
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`care. This is undesirable.
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`In order to solve the problems,
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`JP—UM—A—6l[1986]—54236
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`disclosed a type of chair equipped with a body weight scale.
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`As shown in FIG. 7,
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`this body weight scale—attached chair 1
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`has a pressure sensor (not shown in the figure) arranged inside
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`the seat portion la, and a measurement circuit that measures
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`the body weight
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`from the output of the pressure sensor is
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`accommodated in the case 4 being attached on the side surface
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`of one arm—resting beam lb. A display unit 2 is arranged on
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`the upper surface of the arm—resting beam lb for displaying
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`the output of the measurement circuit.
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`[Problems to be solved by the device]
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`However, as the body weight scale—attached chair 1 has
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`a pressure sensor attached inside the seat portion la, when
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`the cushion.of the seat portion.la is thin, the person sitting
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`on it
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`feels uncomfortable.
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`In order
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`to make
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`the seat
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`comfortable for the person to sit thereon, it is necessary to
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`significantly change the design of the seat portion la. This
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`isundesirable.
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`Inaddition,whenthesubjectsitsonthebody
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`weight scale—attached chair 1 for measuring the body weight,
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`the back of the subject rests on the back portion of the chair,
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`and the arms of the subject rest on the arm—resting beams, so
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`that the correct body weight may not be measured. This is
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`undesired,
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`too.
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`The purpose of
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`the present device is to provide a
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`chair—shapedbodyweightscale,whichcanbenanufacturedusing
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`the existing chair without making significant changes in the
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`design of the chair, and.which.can correctly measure the body
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`weight of the subject sitting on the chair.
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`[Means for solving the problems]
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`In order to realize the purpose,
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`the chair—shaped body
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`weight scale of
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`the present device has a chair and load
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`detectors that support the chair at multiple sites on the lower
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`surface of the chair.
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`In addition, if the chair is a chair with arm—resting
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`beams, a load display unit is arranged on the upper surface
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`of an arm—resting beam so that the person can see the display
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`of the body weight while sitting on the chair.
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`For example, when this device is adopted on the seat of
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`automobiles, it may have the following parts: a seat having
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`a sliding device in its lower portion so that the seat can.move
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`back—and—forth to the prescribed.position, and load detectors
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`arranged to support the seat at multiple sites on the lower
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`surface of the sliding device.
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`[Operation]
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`The chair—shaped body weight scale of the present device
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`canneasurethebodyueightwhilethesubjectsits<x1thechair.
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`In addition, as the load detectors support the chair on the
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`lower surface of the chair, even when the subject rests their
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`arms on the arm—resting beams, or rests their back on the back
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`portion of the chair,
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`in the case the chair include the back
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`portion, it is still possible to correctly measure the body
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`weight. Also, as the load detectors supports the chair at
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`multiple sites on the lower surface of the chair, error in
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`measurementcausedbydeviatedloaddistributioncanbereduced.
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`In addition, as the constitution has the load detectors
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`attached on the lower portion of the chair,
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`there is no need
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`to significantly change the design of the chair for attaching
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`the load detectors on the chair.
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`In addition, as a load display unit is arranged on the
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`upper surface of an arm—resting beam, the subject can.read the
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`body weight while sitting on the chair.
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`In.addition, as the load.detectors support the seat from
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`below the sliding device in this constitution, it is possible
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`to measure the body weight while the subject is sitting on the
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`seat independent of the back—and— forth sliding position of the
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`seat.
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`[Application Examples]
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`In the following, Application Example I of the present
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`device will be explained.with reference to FIG. 1 through FIG.
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`3. Here,asshowninFIG.l,thechair—shapedbodyweightscale
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`has load detectors 6 arranged on the lower surface of a sofa
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`S equipped with arm—resting beams 7 on the two sides thereof.
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`As shown in FIG. 3, each of the load detectors 6 has two
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`elastic bodies 9 and strain gauges 8 bonded on the surfaces
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`of the two elastic bodies 9. As shown in FIG. 2,
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`the elastic
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`bodies
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`9
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`are
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`rod
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`shaped members with a
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`rectangular
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`cross—sectional shape, and have holes 11, 11 formed through
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`the side surfaces at the two end portions. As a result,
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`in
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`the two end portions, double beam type load cells are formed,
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`respectively. Four strain gauges 8 are bonded on the upper
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`surface and lower surface of the elastic bodies 9 corresponding
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`to the positions of the holes 11, respectively. For each of
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`the elastic bodies 9, a total of 8 strain gauges 8 are bonded
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`at the two end portions of the elastic bodies 9. Each of the
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`elastic bodies 9 is accommodated in a rectangular case 12 a
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`little larger than the elastic body.
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`Via a rectangular
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`anchoring plate 14 between the lower surface of the central
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`portion of the elastic body 9 and the upper surface of the bottom
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`plate 13 of the case 12,
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`the elastic body is anchored on the
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`bottom plate 13 by fastening screws 15, 15.
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`In addition,
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`the
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`two end portions of each of elastic bodies 9 are anchored by
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`fastening the bolts 21 on the lower surface of the sofa 5 via
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`a cylindrical shaped pressure applying member 20 between the
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`upper surface of the end portion and the lower surface of the
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`sofa 5. On the upper plate of the case 12,
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`two round shaped
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`holes 22 are formed through the plate at
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`the protruding
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`positions of the two pressure applying members 20 so that the
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`pressure applying members can protrude out from the case 12.
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`The holes 22 have an appropriate size to have a sufficiently
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`large spacing so that no contact is made with the outer wall
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`of the pressure applying members 20.
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`The elastic bodies 9
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`accommodated in the case 12 are attached.one by one along the
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`arm—resting beams 7 on the two sides of the sofa S and on the
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`lower surface thereof.
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`As shown in FIG. 3, a controller 10 is connected with
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`fourgroupsofstraingauges16,17,18,19(inthisapplication
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`example, four strain gauges 8 are adopted as a group) bonded
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`on the two elastic bodies 9, a display unit 23 and a manipulating
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`part 24. The value of the weight of the sofa S is subtracted
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`from the signal value based on the distortion quantities of
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`the strain gauges 8, and the obtained signal is sent to the
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`display unit
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`23
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`for displaying the body weight.
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`The
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`manipulating part 24 has a zero—adjusting button for adjusting
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`the zero point of the measurement value, a data transmission
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`button for transmitting the signal allowing the display unit
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`23 to display the body weight to the controller 10 or the like.
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`When this data transmission button is on (off) , the power supply
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`of the controller 10 is turned on (off) . The display unit 23
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`and manipulating part 24 are attached on the upper surface of
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`one arm—resting beam 7 of the sofa 5. Although not shown in
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`the figure,
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`the controller 10 is accommodated in the case 12.
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`When body weight is to be measured with the chair—shaped
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`body weight scale, while the subject sits on the sofa S,
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`the
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`data transmission button is turned on, and, at the same time,
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`the subject raises their feet away from the floor surface for
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`a few seconds.
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`Then,
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`the body weight is displayed on the
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`display unit 23 after a few seconds. The subject can see the
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`display of the body weight while still sitting on the chair.
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`Because the elastic bodies 9 of the load detectors 6 are
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`arranged on the lower surface of the sofa 5, even when the
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`subject puts their arms on the arm—resting beams 7 and has their
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`back setting on the back portion of the sofa,
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`the body weight
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`still can be measured correctly.
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`In addition, as the elastic
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`bodies 9 support
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`the sofa S at multiple sites on the lower
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`surface of the sofa 5, it is possible to reduce the error in
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`measurement caused by deviated load distribution. Also,
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`the
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`case 12 covers and.protect the elastic bodies 9 and the strain
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`gauges 8, and, when a significant deviated load is applied on
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`one end portion.of the elastic bodies 9,
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`the lower surface of
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`the sofa 5 contacts the upper surface of the case 12, so that
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`the sofa 5 cannot be further inclined. As a result,
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`this
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`mechanisnlplays a role in protecting the elastic bodies 9 from
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`a significant deviated load.
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`As shown in FIG. 4,
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`the chair—shaped body weight scale
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`in Application example 2 uses a massage device 25 instead of
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`the sofa S in Application Example 1, with the elastic bodies
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`9 of the load detectors 6 attached on its lower surface. The
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`remaining portions are the same as those in Application Example
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`1, and hence the method of use in measuring the body weight
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`is also the same as that in Application Example 1.
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`As shown in FIG. 5,
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`the chair—shaped body weight scale
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`in_Application Example 3 has the elastic bodies 9 of the load
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`detectors 6 attached on the lower portion of the driver’s seat
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`26of,e.g.,anautomobile. Asshowninthefigure,twosliding
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`devices
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`27
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`that
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`allow the driver’s
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`seat
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`26
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`to move
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`back—and—forth to the prescribed.position are arranged on the
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`lower surface along the left/right edge portions of the seat
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`portion 28 of the driver's seat 26. On the lower surfaces of
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`the sliding devices 27,
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`the elastic bodies 9 of
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`the load
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`detectors6 asthosei11theApplicathm1Example]_areattached.
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`Here, each case 12 is anchored on the floor surface of the
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`automobile as the two end portions thereof are supported by
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`two
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`supporting members
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`29.
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`The
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`controller
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`10,
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`the
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`manipulating part 24 and the display unit 23 are the same as
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`those in Application Example 1. Although not shown in the
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`figure,
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`they can be attached on the instrumental panel where
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`the speedometer, etc. of the automobile are arranged.
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`This chair—shaped body weight scale has two elastic
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`bodies 9 attached on each of the lower surface of the sliding
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`devices 27. Consequently, the body weight can be measured at
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`any back—and—forth sliding position of the driver's seat 26.
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`In Application Examples 1 through 3,
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`the elastic bodies
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`9 are arranged to support the chair or the like at four sites
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`at the two end portions of each of the two elastic bodies 9
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`as shown in FIG. 6(a). However,
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`the configuration shown in
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`FIG.
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`6(b)
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`is also possible.
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`In.
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`this configuration,
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`a
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`plate—shaped member 30 is applied as a bridge on the upper
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`surface of the end.portions of the two elastic bodies 9 on the
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`corresponding side, and the chair or the like is supported at
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`three sites,
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`including the center of the plate—shaped member
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`30 and the other end portions of the elastic bodies 9. As it
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`is possible to change the configuration of supporting by the
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`elastic bodies 9 of the chair or the like, it is possible to
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`attach the load detectors 6 corresponding to the shape of the
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`frame of the sofa S, 25, or the driver’s seat 26.
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`[Effects of the device]
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`According to the present device with the constitution,
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`it is possible to manufacture the chair—shaped body weight
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`scale by using the existing chair without significant change
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`in the design of the chair and the seat. Consequently, for
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`the automobile seat, without degrading the safety of
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`the
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`persons riding in the automobile, it is possible to attach the
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`load detectors while maintaining the comfort for a person to
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`sit on the chairs or the like.
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`In addition, it is possible
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`to make correct measurement of the body weight independent of
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`the state of sitting on a chair or a seat in an automobile or
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`the like.
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`4. Brief Description of the Drawings
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`FIG.
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`I
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`is an oblique view illustrating Application
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`Example I of the chair—shaped body weight scale of the present
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`device.
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`FIG.
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`2
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`is
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`a vertical
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`cross—sectional
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`view
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`illustrating the elastic body of the application example.
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`FIG.
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`3 is a block diagram illustrating the electric circuit of the
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`application example.
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`FIG. 4 is an oblique view illustrating
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`Application Example 2 of the present device.
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`FIG.
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`5 is an
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`oblique view illustratinngpplicationZExampleIBof the device.
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`FIG.6(a)andFIG.6(b)areobliqueviewsillustratingthestate
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`of configuration of the elastic bodies attached on the lower
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`portion of a chair or a seat.
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`FIG.
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`7
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`is an oblique View
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`illustrating the body'weight scale—attached chair in the prior
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`art.
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`5
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`6
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`7
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`23
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`26
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`27
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`5
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`Sofa equipped with arm—resting beams
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`Load detector
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`Arm—resting beam
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`Load display unit
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`Massage device
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`Driver's seat
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`Sliding device
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`Fig.
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`3
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`16,
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`l7,
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`l8,
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`l9: STRAIN GAUGE
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`10:
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`CONTROLLER
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`23:
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`DISPLAY UNIT
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`5
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`24:
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`MANIPULATING PART
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