NON-CONTACT SEAT POSITION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A non-contact seat position system comprising:
- a lower seat track;
an upper seat track positionably coupled to said lower seat track;
a target coupled to one of said lower seat track and said upper seat track; and
a sensor coupled to the other of said lower seat track and said upper seat track, in line of sight of said target, wherein said sensor when powered outputs a sensor signal determined from a reflected signal from said target.
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Abstract
A non-contact seat position system is provided. The system includes a lower seat track, an upper seat track, a target and a sensor. The upper seat track is positionably connected to the lower seat track, whereby the upper seat track may be positioned into a desirable location. The target is connected either to the lower seat track or the upper seat track, and the sensor is connected to the other of the lower seat track and the upper seat track. The sensor has a line of sight with the target, wherein the sensor when powered, outputs a sensor signal determined from a reflected signal coming from the target. In a first embodiment of the system, the sensor is an infrared sensor. In a second embodiment of the system the sensor is an optical sensor. A method of non-contact seat position system determination is also provided.
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30 Claims
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1. A non-contact seat position system comprising:
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a lower seat track;
an upper seat track positionably coupled to said lower seat track;
a target coupled to one of said lower seat track and said upper seat track; and
a sensor coupled to the other of said lower seat track and said upper seat track, in line of sight of said target, wherein said sensor when powered outputs a sensor signal determined from a reflected signal from said target. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A non-contact seat position system for a vehicle comprising:
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a vehicle;
a lower seat track coupled to said vehicle;
a upper seat track positionably coupled to said lower seat track;
a target coupled to one of said lower seat track and said upper seat track; and
a sensor coupled to the other of said lower seat track and said upper seat track, in line of sight of said target, wherein said sensor when powered outputs a sensor signal determined from a reflected signal from said target. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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30. A method of non-contact seat position system determination comprising:
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providing a target coupled to one of a lower seat track and an upper seat track, said upper seat track is positionably coupled to said lower seat track;
providing a non-contact sensor coupled to the other of said lower seat track and said upper seat track;
powering said system;
receiving in said sensor a reflected signal from said target;
transmitting a sensor signal from said sensor;
receiving in a conditioning module or a computer said sensor signal; and
characterizing said sensor signal obtaining a seat travel position representative of the position of said upper seat track to said lower seat track.
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Specification