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Automatic positioning apparatus and method for controlling attitude of vehicle mounted device
Assignee: Jidosha Denki Kogyo KK
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Filing: 1991-07-23
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Granted: 1992-11-17
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Expires: 2011-07-23
Abstract
Abstract An automatic positioning apparatus which comprises motors for actuating a vehicle mounted device, sensors for detecting position of the vehicle mounted device such as a seat, steering wheel or the like, and a control means which memorizes the position of the vehicle mounted device and drives it into the memorized position automatically and which sets a motor-suspensive zone, a renewal-prohibitive zone and a readjustment prohibitive zone in the vicinity of the memorized position, and stops the motors when the vehicle mounted device enters the motor-suspensive zone, prohibits to renewal the memorized position when the vehicle mounted device is within the renewal-prohibitive zone and prohibits an automatic action within the readjustment-prohibitive zone.
Inventors
- 👤 Takahisa Furuse
- 👤 Mitsuo Yokoyama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 12:43
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/02; B60N2/0224; B60N2/02246; B60N2/0244; B60N2/0248; B62; B62D; B62D1/00; B62D1/02; B62D1/16; B62D1/18; B62D1/181; G; G05; G05B; G05B19/00; G05B19/02; G05B19/18; G05B19/406; G05B19/4061
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
An automatic positioning apparatus for controlling the attitude of a vehicle mounted device, the apparatus comprising; motor means for actuating the vehicle mounted device; sensor means for detecting a position of said vehicle mounted device; and a control means which memorizes the position of said vehicle mounted device detected by said sensor means at the time of presetting a set switch and controls said motor means to drive automatically said vehicle mounted device to the memorized position in response to the positioning operation of said set switch, and said control means also sets a motor-suspensive zone having a predetermined range in front and in rear of the memorized position and stops said motor means when the vehicle mounted device enters said motor-suspensive zone at the time of positioning said vehicle mounted device to said memorized position automatically according to the positioning operation of said set switch.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
146 words
An automatic positioning apparatus for controlling the attitude of a vehicle mounted device, the apparatus comprising; motor means for actuating the vehicle mounted device; sensor means for detecting a position of said vehicle mounted device; and a control means which memorizes the position of said vehicle mounted device detected by said sensor means at the time of presetting a set switch and controls said motor means to drive automatically said vehicle mounted device to the memorized position in response to the positioning operation of said set switch, and said control means also sets a motor-suspensive zone having a predetermined range in front and in rear of the memorized position and stops said motor means when the vehicle mounted device enters said motor-suspensive zone at the time of positioning said vehicle mounted device to said memorized position automatically according to the positioning operation of said set switch.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
58 words
An automatic positioning apparatus for controlling the attitude of a vehicle mounted device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said control means further sets a renewal-prohibitive zone having a predetermined range in front and in rear of the memorized position and prohibits to renew the memorized position when said vehicle mounted device is within said renewal-prohibitive zone.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
75 words
An automatic positioning apparatus for controlling the attitude of a vehicle mounted device as set forth in claim 2, wherein said control means further sets a readjustment-prohibitive zone having a predetermined range in front and in rear of the memorized position and prohibits said motor means to actuate the vehicle mounted device to the memorized position according to the positioning operation of said set switch once said vehicle mounted device stops within said readjustment-prohibitive zone.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
156 words
An automatic positioning apparatus for controlling the attitude of a vehicle mounted device as set forth in claim 3, wherein said motor means has a tilt motor for adjusting an inclination angle of a shaft of a steering wheel, a telescopic movement motor for actuating the steering wheel shaft back and forth telescopically, as slide motor for actuating a seat back and forth slidingly, a lift motor for adjusting height of the seat and a recliner motor for adjusting an reclination angle of a seat back of the seat; and said sensor means has a tilt sensor for detecting the inclination angle of the steering wheel shaft, a telescopic movement sensor for detecting the telescopic location of the steering wheel, a slide sensor for detecting the location of the seat, a lift sensor for detecting the height of the seat and a reclining sensor for detecting the reclination angle of the seat back of the seat.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
123 words
In a method for controlling the attitude of a vehicle mounted device comprising the steps of; memorizing a position of the vehicle mounted device at the time of presetting a set switch, via a memory means in response to the presetting operation of the set switch; and driving said vehicle mounted device to the memorized position through motor means in response to a positioning operating of said set switch; setting a motor-suspensive zone having a predetermined range in front and in rear of the memorized position; and stopping the motor means when said vehicle mounted device enters said motor-suspensive zone at the time of positioning the vehicle mounted device to said memorized position automatically according to the positioning operation of said set switch.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
123 words
In a method for controlling the attitude of a vehicle mounted device comprising the steps of; memorizing a position of the vehicle mounted device at the time of presetting a set switch, via a memory means in response to the presetting operation of the set switch; and driving said vehicle mounted device to the memorized position through motor means in response to a positioning operating of said set switch; setting a motor-suspensive zone having a predetermined range in front and in rear of the memorized position; and stopping the motor means when said vehicle mounted device enters said motor-suspensive zone at the time of positioning the vehicle mounted device to said memorized position automatically according to the positioning operation of said set switch.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
100 words
In a method for controlling the attitude of a vehicle mounted device, comprising; memorizing a position of the vehicle mounted device at the time of presetting a set switch, via a memory means in response to the presetting operation of the set switch; and driving said vehicle mounted device to the memorized position through motor means in response to a positioning operation of said set switch; setting a renewal-prohibitive zone having a predetermined range in front and in rear of the memorized position; and prohibiting to renew the memorized position when said vehicle mounted device is within said renewal-prohibitive zone.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
100 words
In a method for controlling the attitude of a vehicle mounted device, comprising; memorizing a position of the vehicle mounted device at the time of presetting a set switch, via a memory means in response to the presetting operation of the set switch; and driving said vehicle mounted device to the memorized position through motor means in response to a positioning operation of said set switch; setting a renewal-prohibitive zone having a predetermined range in front and in rear of the memorized position; and prohibiting to renew the memorized position when said vehicle mounted device is within said renewal-prohibitive zone.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
117 words
In a method for controlling the attitude of a vehicle mounted device comprising; memorizing a position of the vehicle mounted device at the time of presetting a set switch, via a memory means in response to the presetting operation of the set switch; and driving said vehicle mounted device to the memorized position through motor means in response to a positioning operation of said set switch; setting a readjustment-prohibitive zone having a predetermined range in front and in rear of the memorized position; and prohibiting the motor means to actuate said vehicle mounted device from the memorized position according to the positioning operating of said set switch once the vehicle mounted device stops within said readjustment-prohibitive zone.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
117 words
In a method for controlling the attitude of a vehicle mounted device comprising; memorizing a position of the vehicle mounted device at the time of presetting a set switch, via a memory means in response to the presetting operation of the set switch; and driving said vehicle mounted device to the memorized position through motor means in response to a positioning operation of said set switch; setting a readjustment-prohibitive zone having a predetermined range in front and in rear of the memorized position; and prohibiting the motor means to actuate said vehicle mounted device from the memorized position according to the positioning operating of said set switch once the vehicle mounted device stops within said readjustment-prohibitive zone.
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