Load sensing assembly for a vehicle seat

The present invention relates to an assembly for sensing a load, and more particularly, to an assembly for sensing a load imparted to a vehicle seat by a vehicle occupant. An assembly () is used in a vehicle having a seat () for a vehicle occupant and a vehicle floor pan () for supporting the vehicle seat (). The assembly () includes a vehicle seat frame () for supporting a load of the vehicle occupant in the vehicle seat (), a sensor () for sensing the load of the vehicle occupant, and a housing () for transmitting the load of the vehicle occupant to the vehicle floor pan (). The sensor () provides an output signal indicative of the amount of the load of the vehicle occupant. The housing () encloses the sensor () to protect the sensor ().