US4689537A
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Driving position control system for automobiles
Assignee: Alps Alpine Co Ltd
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Filing: 1986-03-24
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Granted: 1987-08-25
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Expires: 2006-03-24
Abstract
Abstract An automatic seat adjustment system for the driver's seat of an automobile has a memory for storing the preferred seating positions of individual drivers and a control until for adjusting the seat from an arbitrary seating position to the preferred position at the touch of a button.
Inventors
- 👤 Ken Mizuta
- 👤 Shiro Kondo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 18:58
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/02; B60N2/04; B60N2/06; B60N2/067; B60N2/0224; B60N2/0226; B60N2/0228; B60N2/0244; B60N2/0248; B60N2210/00; B60N2210/10; B60N2210/16; B60N2210/22; B60N2220/00; B60N2220/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
187 words
A seating position control system comprising: a power seat having adjusting means responsive to a control signal from a control unit for adjusting the position of the seat, and detecting means for detecting the seating position of the seat and supplying a position signal to the control unit; a mirror having adjusting means responsive to a control signal from the control unit for adjusting the angle of the mirror, and detecting means for detecting the angle of the mirror and supplying an angle signal to the control unit; memory means for storing a predetermined optimum position of the seat and angle of the mirror for a driver and supplying this optimum position and angle to the control unit; and activation means for activating the control unit to send a control signal to each of the seat adjusting means and the mirror adjusting means to thereby adjust the seating position of the seat together with the angle of the mirror to the optimum position and angle, respectively, based on the position signal supplied by the seat detecting means and the angle signal supplied by the mirror detecting means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
187 words
A seating position control system comprising: a power seat having adjusting means responsive to a control signal from a control unit for adjusting the position of the seat, and detecting means for detecting the seating position of the seat and supplying a position signal to the control unit; a mirror having adjusting means responsive to a control signal from the control unit for adjusting the angle of the mirror, and detecting means for detecting the angle of the mirror and supplying an angle signal to the control unit; memory means for storing a predetermined optimum position of the seat and angle of the mirror for a driver and supplying this optimum position and angle to the control unit; and activation means for activating the control unit to send a control signal to each of the seat adjusting means and the mirror adjusting means to thereby adjust the seating position of the seat together with the angle of the mirror to the optimum position and angle, respectively, based on the position signal supplied by the seat detecting means and the angle signal supplied by the mirror detecting means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
A seating position control system as in claim 1 wherein said memory means can store a plurality of optimum positions; and said control unit has means for addressing a desired subset of said plurality of optimum positions according to an identification code supplied by the activation means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
A seating position control system as set forth in claim 2 wherein said control unit has storing means for storing the detected seating position as a subset of said plurality of optimum positions stored in the memory unit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A seating position control system as set forth in claim 2 wherein said activation means includes key means for generating said identification code.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
50 words
A seating position control system as set forth in claim 1 wherein said control unit includes means for comparing the detected seat position with the optimum position and sending a first control signal to stop adjustment of the adjusting means when the detected position is equal to the optimum position.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
49 words
A seating control system as set forth in claim 5 wherein said control unit has means for sending second and third control signals to said adjusting means based on an inequality detected by said means for comparing to thereby cause said adjusting means to adjust toward the optimum position.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
61 words
A seating position control system as set forth in claim 1 wherein said seat adjusting means is provided to adjust the position of the seat in predetermined directions in response to control signals from the control unit, and said activation means includes corresponding operation keys for operating the control unit to energize the seat adjusting means in the respective predetermined directions.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
151 words
A seating position control system comprising: a power seat having adjusting means responsive to a control signal from a control unit for adjusting the position of the seat, and detecting means for detecting the seating position of the seat and supplying a position signal to the control unit, wherein said adjusting means includes a rotating member for shifting the position of the seat and said detecting means includes a rotary encoder means for detecting the rotation position of the rotating member of said adjusting means; memory means for storing a predetermined optimum position of the seat for a driver and supplying this optimum position to the control unit; and activation means for activating the control unit to send a control signal to the seat adjusting means to thereby adjust the seating position of the seat together to the optimum position based on the position signal supplied by the seat detecting means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
151 words
A seating position control system comprising: a power seat having adjusting means responsive to a control signal from a control unit for adjusting the position of the seat, and detecting means for detecting the seating position of the seat and supplying a position signal to the control unit, wherein said adjusting means includes a rotating member for shifting the position of the seat and said detecting means includes a rotary encoder means for detecting the rotation position of the rotating member of said adjusting means; memory means for storing a predetermined optimum position of the seat for a driver and supplying this optimum position to the control unit; and activation means for activating the control unit to send a control signal to the seat adjusting means to thereby adjust the seating position of the seat together to the optimum position based on the position signal supplied by the seat detecting means.
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