Vehicle seat having an electronic control system
First Claim
1. An electronic control system for a vehicle seat comprises:
- a seat base motor configured to move a seat base forward and backward;
a seat back motor configured to adjust an angle of inclination of a seat back;
an operator input device configured to receive operator commands for movement of the vehicle seat; and
a control circuit configured to receive the operator commands and to control the seat base motor and seat back motor;
wherein the control circuit is configured to move the seat base and the seat back at a ratio of approximately 1 degree of inclination to between approximately 1 mm to approximately 4 mm of forward or backward movement of the seat base.
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Abstract
An electronic control system (24) for a vehicle seat is provided that includes a seat base (12), a seat back (14), an operator input device (30) and a control circuit (26). The seat base has a seat back motor (34) configured to move a seat base forward and backward. The seat back has a seat back motor (32) configured to adjust an angle of inclination of the seat back. The operator input (30) device is configured to received operator commands for movement of the vehicle seat. The control circuit is configured to receive the operator commands and to control the seat base motor and the seat back motor. The control circuit is also configured to move the seat base and the seat back at a ratio of approximately 1 degree of inclination to between approximately 1 mm to approximately 4 mm of forward or backward movement of the seat base.
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20 Claims
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1. An electronic control system for a vehicle seat comprises:
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a seat base motor configured to move a seat base forward and backward;
a seat back motor configured to adjust an angle of inclination of a seat back;
an operator input device configured to receive operator commands for movement of the vehicle seat; and
a control circuit configured to receive the operator commands and to control the seat base motor and seat back motor;
wherein the control circuit is configured to move the seat base and the seat back at a ratio of approximately 1 degree of inclination to between approximately 1 mm to approximately 4 mm of forward or backward movement of the seat base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An electronic control system for a vehicle seat comprising:
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a seat base motor configured to move a seat base forward and backward;
a seat back motor configured to adjust an angle of inclination of a seat back;
an operator input device configured to receive operator commands for movement of the vehicle seat; and
a control circuit configured to receive the operator commands and to control the seat base motor and seat back motor;
wherein the control circuit includes a voltage divider circuit configured to provide a first voltage across the seat base motor and a second voltage across the seat back motor, wherein the first and second voltages are different. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A vehicle seat having an electronic control system comprising:
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a track;
a seat base coupled to the track;
a seat back pivotally coupled to the track;
a seat base input device configured to receive operator commands for movement of the seat base;
a seat back input device configured to receive operator commands for movement of the seat back;
a control circuit configured to receive the operator commands from one or both the seat base input device and the seat back input device and to control the seat base motor and seat back motor;
a seat base motor configured to move the seat base forward and backward; and
a seat back motor configured to adjust an angle of inclination of the seat back;
base and the seat back in response to receiving a command from the seat back input device; and
wherein the control circuit is configured to move the seat base alone in response to receiving a command from the seat base input device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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