Power seat, improved switch system therefor

Claim 1

A power-seat switch control system for controlling movement in a plurality of directions and seat positions of a driver and a passenger front seat for a vehicle, the driver and passenger seats having a plurality of motors positioned under the seats, and connected to receive power from a power source and mated to transmission-type adjusters for affecting movement to and from the plurality of seat positions, said switch control system permitting independent movement of both the driver and passenger seats to each of the plurality of seat positions in accordance to the desires of an operator, said system comprising: a) a selection switch means for selecting which seat to move and associated front, FWD/RWD, rear and recliner motors used, said selection switch means having terminals for making available an individual input and an output terminal of each one of the plurality of motors associated with the selected seat; b) first switch means connected between the power source and said selection switch means for providing either direct or reverse source power to the motor associated with tilting a front edge of the selected seat; c) second switch means connected between the power source and said selection switch means for providing either direct or reverse source power to the motor associated with tilting a rear edge of the selected seat; d) third switch means connected between the power source and said selection switch means for providing either direct or reverse source power to the motor associated with reclining a back portion of the selected seat forward or rearward; and e) a fourth switch means connected between the power source and said selection switch means for providing direct or reverse source power to motors associated with moving the selected seat in a horizontal plane.