Electronically controlled seat system with tilt-and-slide mode
AssigneeTesla, Inc.
InventorsDavid Eduardo Banales Cano, Nathan Di Giusto
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Abstract
A seat system includes: a base; a seatback; at least one recliner connecting the base and the seatback to each other for pivoting of the seatback relative to the base; a slider coupled to the base and configured for sliding engagement with a track having a detent region and a tilt-and slide region; and an electronic controller, wherein without mechanical interlock between the recliner and the slider, the electronic controller causes the recliner to place the seatback in a non-passenger position when the slider is within the tilt-and-slide region, and causes the recliner to place the seatback in a passenger position when the slider is within the detent region.
Claims19
A vehicle comprising:
- a seat system comprising:
- a base;
- a seatback;
- at least one recliner connecting the base and the seatback to each other for pivoting of the seatback relative to the base;
- a slider coupled to the base and configured for sliding engagement with a track having a detent region and a tilt-and-slide region;
- at least one switch;
- wherein at least one switch is associated with the slider;
- and
- an electronic controller configured to determine when the slider crosses a boundary between the detent region and the tilt-and-slide region based on the at least one switch associated with the slider;
- the electronic controller further configured to coordinate with one or more other components;
- wherein the coordination with other components comprises a characterization of operation of the other components based on the determination of when the slider crosses the boundary;
- wherein the electronic controller is further configured to manage at least one of a restraint control feature, a seat safety feature, or a seat feature.
A vehicle seat system comprising:
- at least one switch;
- a mechanism configured for moving a seat forward or backward, the mechanism having a detent region and a tilt-and-slide region, wherein the least one switch is associated with the mechanism;
- and
- an electronic control unit, the electronic control unit configured to determine when the mechanism crosses a boundary between the detent region and the tilt-and-slide region based on at least one switch;
- wherein the electronic controller further configured to coordinate with one or more other components;
- and
- wherein the coordination with other components comprises a characterization of operation of the one or more other components or the position of the vehicle seat based on the determination of when the mechanism crosses the boundary.
A vehicle comprising:
- a seat system comprising:
- a base;
- a seatback;
- at least one recliner connecting the base and the seatback to each other for pivoting of the seatback relative to the base;
- a slider coupled to the base and configured for sliding engagement with a track having a detent region and a tilt-and-slide region;
- at least one of a switch;
- wherein at least one switch is associated with the slider;
- and
- an electronic controller, wherein the electronic controller is configured to determine when the slider crosses a boundary between the detent region and the tilt-and-slide region based on at least one switch;
- wherein the electronic controller is further configured to characterize an operation of one or more other vehicle components based on the determination of when the slider crosses the boundary.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.