Seat module electrification system
AssigneeJohnson Controls Technology Company
InventorsScott A. Hansen, Keith A. Bonnes, Nels R. Smith
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Abstract
A seat module electrification system includes electrical contacts on the seat and electrical contacts on the module. In the preferred and illustrated embodiment the electrical terminals on the seat comprise conductive strips located proximate a pocket adapted to receive the module and the electrical terminals on the module comprise formed terminals having a conductive tip, the module terminals being arranged to engage the strips when the module is placed in the pocket. The module may be attached to the pocket in a variety of ways including a mechanical latch system or other fasteners. In one illustrated form of the invention, a switch is provided so that power does not pass to the strips unless the module is attached to the seat.
Claims14
A module electrification system for a vehicle seat comprising:
- a vehicle seat adapted to be coupled to a module;
- a module for being attached to the seat;
- wires within the seat and electrical terminals on the exterior of the seat and proximate the location on the seat where the module is attached;
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- terminals on the module arranged for engagement with the seat terminals when the module is attached to the seat;
- wherein the electrical terminals on the exterior of the seat or the terminals on the module have an enlarged tip and an elastomeric, non-conductive material surrounding an area adjacent the tips whereby the tips yield under longitudinal force.
An electrification system for a vehicle seat module comprising:
- a vehicle seat having a pocket formed therein;
- a module sized and arranged for being located in the pocket;
- electrical terminals on the pocket and on the module adapted to engage one another and supply electricity to the module when the module is located in the pocket, wherein the pocket terminals are strips of conductive material and the module terminals are formed from a conductive material and have a tip and wherein a portion of the terminals adjacent the tips is surrounded by a non-conductive, elastomeric material and the terminals are mounted so that the tips yield under longitudinal force when they are in engagement with the strips.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.