Annunciating device for vehicle

• US 20060255920A1
• Filed: 05/10/2006
• Published: 11/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.)
• Inventors: Okada, Takashi, Aoki, Koji, Maeda, Toshiro, Hiramaki, Takashi
• Application Number:
  US11/430,947
• Publication Number:
  US 20060255920A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/407.100
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/02246 Electric motors therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2002/981 Warning systems, e.g. the seat or seat parts vibrates to warn the passenger when facing a danger

Abstract

An annunciating device for a vehicle includes a seat, a pair of support frames provided at both sides of the seat and extending in a back and forth direction or in an up and down direction of the seat, and at least two vibration generators provided side by side at an interior part of the seat for generating a vibration by reciprocating a vibrator, an operation of one of the vibration generators or both of the vibration generators being controlled, wherein the vibrator reciprocates on an axis line which does not intersect with the support frame.

Claims

1. An annunciating device for a vehicle comprising:

a seat;

a pair of support frames provided at both sides of the seat and extending in a back and forth direction or in an up and down direction of the seat; and

at least two vibration generators provided side by side at an interior part of the seat for generating a vibration by reciprocating a vibrator, an operation of one of the vibration generators or both of the vibration generators being controlled, wherein the vibrator reciprocates on an axis line which does not intersect with the support frame.

2. The annunciating device for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the vibration generator and the pair of support frames are provided at a seating portion of the seat.

3. The annunciating device for a vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the vibrator reciprocates on the axis line which is directed to the back and forth direction of the seat.

4. The annunciating device for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the vibration generator and the pair of support frames are provided at a seatback portion of the seat.

5. The annunciating device for a vehicle according to claim 4, wherein the vibrator reciprocates on the axis line which is directed to the up and down direction of the seat.

18. An alerting device for a vehicle including the annunciating device for a vehicle according to claim 1 comprising:

a door state detector for detecting opening and closing states of a vehicle door;

a backside detector for detecting an approaching vehicle from behind;

a determining device for determining whether to alert on the basis of a result detected by the door state detector and the backside detector; and

a controller for controlling the annunciating device on the basis of a result determined by the determining device.

19. The alerting device for a vehicle according to claim 18, wherein the controller controls the annunciating device to operate the vibration generator which is placed in the vicinity of the vehicle door of the vibration generators when the determining device determines to alert.

6. An annunciating device for a vehicle comprising:

a seat;

a pair of support frames provided at both sides of the seat and extending in a back and forth direction or in an up and down direction of the seat; and

at least two vibration generators provided side by side at an interior part of the seat for generating a vibration by rotary operating a vibrator, an operation of one of the vibration generators or both of the vibration generators being controlled, wherein a surface of the vibrator extending in a rotational radial direction thereof does not intersect with the support frame.

7. The annunciating device for a vehicle according to claim 6, wherein the vibration generator and the pair of support frames are provided at a seating portion of the seat.

8. The annunciating device for a vehicle according to claim 7, wherein the vibration generator includes an electrical motor for rotating the vibrator and a supporter for supporting the electrical motor.

9. The annunciating device for a vehicle according to claim 8, wherein rigidity of the supporter in a right and left direction of the seat is higher degree than rigidity of the supporter in the back and forth direction and the up and down direction of the seat.

10. The annunciating device for a vehicle according to claim 8, wherein rigidity of the supporter in the up and down direction of the seat is higher degree than rigidity of the supporter in the back and forth direction of the seat.

11. The annunciating device for a vehicle according to claim 9, wherein rigidity of the supporter in the up and down direction of the seat is higher degree than rigidity of the supporter in the back and forth direction of the seat.

12. The annunciating device for a vehicle according to claim 6, wherein the vibration generator and the pair of support frames are provided at a seatback portion of the seat.

13. The annunciating device for a vehicle according to claim 12, wherein the vibration generator includes an electrical motor for rotating the vibrator and a supporter for supporting the electrical motor.

14. The annunciating device for a vehicle according to claim 13, wherein rigidity of the supporter in a right and left direction of the vehicle is higher degree than rigidity of the supporter in a back and forth direction and an up and down direction of the vehicle.

15. The annunciating device for a vehicle according to claim 13, wherein rigidity of the supporter in a back and forth direction of the vehicle is higher degree than rigidity of the supporter in an up and down direction of the vehicle.

16. The annunciating device for a vehicle according to claim 14, wherein rigidity of the supporter in a back and forth direction of the vehicle is higher degree than rigidity of the supporter in an up and down direction of the vehicle.

17. The annunciating device for a vehicle according to claim 6, wherein the vibration generator is provided in such a manner that the vibrator of the vibration generator is placed outside in a right and left direction of the seat relative to the electrical motor of the vibration generator.

20. An annunciating device for a vehicle comprising:

a seat;

a support frame provided at the seat and extending in a back and forth direction or in an up and down direction of the seat; and

a vibration generator provided at an interior part of the seat for generating a vibration by reciprocating a vibrator or by rotary operating a vibrator, wherein a direction of a reciprocating operation of the vibrator or a surface of the vibrator extending in a rotational radial direction thereof does not intersect with the support frame.