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US 12,257,973 B2Granted
Haptic cues to help locate seat controls and belt buckles
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsKamran Ali, Donald K. Grimm, Anna M. Lusk, Maria del Mar Davila
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Abstract
A system to locate seat controls and belt buckles includes a vehicle having at least one seat. A seat belt system is provided with the at least one seat having a seat belt, a belt latch and a seat belt buckle. A haptic device is provided with the seat belt system, the haptic device generating a haptic signal.
Claims18
A haptic system to locate seat components, comprising:
- a vehicle having at least one seat;
- a seat belt system provided with the at least one seat having a seat belt, a belt latch and a seat belt buckle;
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- a haptic device provided with the seat belt system, the haptic device generating a haptic signal, wherein the haptic device includes a body having or in communication with an electrical circuit which communicates an electrical control signal to a mechanical device including a motor or a rotating device having an off-balanced member to generate a vibrational energy, and wherein the vibrational energy increases with an increasing signal strength generated by the mechanical device, induced by an object approaching within a predetermined threshold distance of the haptic device.
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A vehicle user notification system, comprising:
- a seat system supporting a user;
- a haptic device provided with the seat system, the haptic device generating a haptic signal to notify the user of a location of an object of the seat system, wherein the haptic device includes a body having or in communication with an electrical circuit which communicates an electrical control signal to a mechanical device including a motor or a rotating device having an off-balanced member to generate a vibrational energy, and wherein the vibrational energy increases with an increasing signal strength generated by the mechanical device, induced by an object approaching within a predetermined threshold distance of the haptic device;
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- a computer in communication with a vehicle control device, the computer communicating and the vehicle control device receiving data including a user seat occupancy and a vehicle operating status to assist the computer and the vehicle control device to generate control signals to initiate the haptic device.
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A vehicle haptic system, comprising:
- a vehicle seat positioned in a vehicle;
- a seat belt system provided with the vehicle seat having a seat belt, a belt latch and a seat belt buckle, the belt latch releasably coupled to the seat belt buckle;
- a first sensor identifying when a user is seated on the vehicle seat;
- a second sensor identifying when the belt latch approaches within a predetermined distance of the seat belt buckle;
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- a haptic device provided with the seat belt system, the haptic device generating a haptic signal when the second sensor identifies the belt latch is within the predetermined distance, wherein the haptic device includes a body having or in communication with an electrical circuit which communicates an electrical control signal to a mechanical device including a motor or a rotating device having an off-balanced member to generate a vibrational energy, and wherein the vibrational energy increases with an increasing signal strength generated by the mechanical device, induced by an object approaching within a predetermined threshold distance of the haptic device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.