US 4,669,780 AGranted

Device for controlling power seats in vehicle

AssigneeNippon Soken, Inc.

InventorsKazuo Sakakibara, Satosi Kuwakado, Toshiaki Shimogawa, Masahiro Taguchi, Sadahisa Onimaru, Toshikazu Ina

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Abstract

Apparatus for controlling a plurality of power seats in a vehicle includes a plurality of power seats, each having adjusting mechanisms for configuring the power seat in a number of different operational states. Operational state detectors then detect the operational state of each power seat. A switching device is provided for adjusting the adjustment mechanisms of the power seats to a desired operational state. Control apparatus is responsive to signals output from the operation state detection devices and the switching device for controlling the adjustment mechanisms of the power seats. The control apparatus causes each power seat to reach its desired operational state in response to the detected operational state of that seat and other power seats to prevent interference among the plurality of moving power seats.

Claims17

Dependent claims

Apparatus for controlling a plurality of power seats in a vehicle comprising:

a plurality of power seats in a vehicle, each of said power seats having adjusting mechanisms;
operation state detection means for detecting operational states of said mechanisms of said power seats, and for providing output signals corresponding to said operational states;
switch means for (a) providing output signals to adjust said mechanisms to bring said mechanisms to a desired operational state;
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control means for receiving said output signals from said operation state detection means and said output signals from said switch means, and for (b) controlling the mechanisms of said power seats to the desired operational state in accordance with a predetermined sequence of processing and to cause each said power seat to reach its desired operational state in response to the detected operational state of at least one other power seat.

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