Vehicle driving position adjusting device

• US 20020033297A1
• Filed: 09/20/2001
• Published: 03/21/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.)
• Inventors: Mori, Masaki, Ohki, Katsuhito
• Granted Patent: US 6,830,123 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 180/326
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 26/02 of initiating means or elements
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/002 Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon detection means responsive to presence or absence of children B60N2/266
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/0027 for detecting the position of the occupant or of occupant's body part
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/0248 with memory of positions
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2230/10 Wired data transmission
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/01 Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents electrical circuits for transmission of signals between steering wheel and the vehicle itself B60R16/027; for electrically actuating belt retractor locking means B60R22/343
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 1/181 with power actuated adjustment, e.g. with position memory

Abstract

A vehicle driving position adjusting device which adjusts an optimum driving position of a driver by moving the seat and the pedal to positions which are adapted to a standard physique of the driver. When the reclining position of the seat is within the driving region while the vehicle is parked and the driver operates the standard key, the seat control device and the pedal control device move the seat and the pedal respectively to the return point on the standard physique characteristic curve which is adapted to a plurality of standard physiques. When the driver manually moves the position of the seat, the pedal control device automatically adjusts the position of the pedal based on the standard physique characteristic curve.

Claims

1. A vehicle driving position adjusting device comprising:

a control means, for detecting positions of plural devices and for moving the devices; and

an indicating means for indicating a positional relationship between at least two devices in accordance with a standard physique characteristic curve to be adapted to a plurality of standard physiques,

wherein the control means move the at least two devices respectively to a return point on the standard physique characteristic curve.

2. A vehicle driving position adjusting device according to claim 1, wherein said at least two devices comprises at least a first and a second devices and the control means comprises a first and a second control means.

3. A vehicle driving position adjusting device according to claim 2, wherein the first device is moved after moving the second device to the return point on the standard physique characteristic curve by the first control means and the second control means moves the second device based on the standard physique characteristic curve.

4. A vehicle driving position adjusting device according to claim 3, wherein the first device is a seat and the second device is a pedal.

5. A vehicle driving position adjusting device according to claim 3, wherein the first device is a pedal and the second device is a seat.

6. A vehicle driving position adjusting device according to claim 4, wherein said control means comprises a seat control means and a pedal control means;

and wherein the seat control means and the pedal control means move the seat and the pedal respectively to the return point on the standard physique characteristic curve.

7. A vehicle driving position adjusting device according to claim 5, wherein said control means comprises a seat control means and a pedal control means;

and wherein the seat control means and the pedal control means move the seat and the pedal respectively to the return point on the standard physique characteristic curve.

8. A vehicle driving position adjusting device according to either one of claim 6 or 7, wherein the pedal is moved after moving the seat and the pedal to the return point on the standard physique characteristic curve by the seat control means and the pedal control means, the seat control means moves the seat based on the standard physique characteristic curve.

9. A vehicle driving position adjusting device according to claim 3, wherein the first device is a mirror and the second device is a seat.

10. A vehicle driving position adjusting device according to claim 3, wherein the first device is a seat and the second device is a mirror.

11. A vehicle driving position adjusting device according to claim 9, wherein said control means comprises a mirror control means and a seat control means;

and wherein the mirror control means and the seat control means move the mirror and the seat respectively to the return point on the standard physique characteristic curve.

12. A vehicle driving position adjusting device according to claim 10, wherein said control means comprises a mirror control means and a seat control means;

and wherein the mirror control means and the seat control means move the mirror and the seat respectively to the return point on the standard physique characteristic curve.

14. A vehicle driving position adjusting device according to claim 13, wherein when the seat is moved after moving the seat and the pedal to the return point on the standard physique characteristic curve by the seat control means and the pedal control means, the pedal control means moving the pedal based on the standard physique characteristic curve.

15. A vehicle driving position adjusting device according to claim 13, wherein the pedal is moved after moving the seat and the pedal to the return point on the standard physique characteristic curve by the seat control means and the pedal control means, the seat control means moving the seat based on the standard physique characteristic curve.

18. A driving position adjusting device of the vehicle according to claim 17, wherein the pedal control means moves the throttle pedal away from the seat and in addition the seat control means moves the seat away from the throttle pedal.

13. A vehicle driving position adjusting device comprising:

a seat control means for detecting a position of a seat and for moving the seat;

a pedal control means for detecting a position of a pedal and for moving the pedal; and

an indicating means for indicating a positional relationship between the seat and the pedal in accordance with a standard physique characteristic curve be adapted to a plurality of standard physiques;

wherein the seat control means and the pedal control means move the seat and the pedal respectively to a return point on the standard physique characteristic curve.

16. A vehicle driving position adjusting device comprising:

a steering wheel control means for detecting a position of a steering wheel;

a seat control means for detecting a position of a seat and for moving the seat; and

an indicating means for indicating a positional relationship between the steering wheel and

the seat in accordance with a safe characteristic curve be adapted to a safe development space of an airbag developed from the steering wheel;

wherein when it is judged that the safe development space of the airbag cannot be ensured according to a relative positions of the steering wheel and the seat, the steering wheel control means moves the steering wheel or the seat control means moves the seat based on the safe characteristic curve.

17. A vehicle driving position adjusting device comprising:

a seat control means for detecting a reclining angle of a backrest of a seat and for moving the seat; and

a pedal control means for moving a throttle pedal;

wherein when it is judged that the seat is not at a driving posture judging from the reclining angle of the backrest of the seat and when it is judged that an engine rotates for more than a predetermined time at an engine rpm greater than a predetermined value, the pedal control means moves the throttle pedal away from the seat or the seat control means moves the seat away from the throttle pedal.