Programmable adjusting seat control apparatus

• US 4,853,687 A
• Filed: 12/23/1987
• Issued: 08/01/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 12/24/1986
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ikeda Bussan Company Limited 771 Kozono Ayase-Shi Kanagawa-Ken Japan
• Original Assignee: Ikeda Bussan Co., Ltd. (Johnson Controls International plc)
• Inventors: Yamaji, Tomohiro, Isomura, Toru, Ikeda, Chikamasa
• Primary Examiner(s): Yusko, Donald J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Palladino, Brian S.
• Application Number:
  US07/137,332
• Time in Patent Office: 587 Days
• Field of Search: 340/825.3, 340/64, 340/825.31, 340/825.56, 318/568, 318/466, 318/103, 364/424
• US Class Current: 340/5.1
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/108 characterised by physical layout of switches; switches co-operating with display; use of switches in a special way
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/425 Teaching successive positions by numerical control, i.e. commands being entered to control the positioning servo of the tool head or end effector
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/23029 Up down, increment decrement keys, jog, sequentially show functions or values
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/23157 Display process, synoptic, legend, pictogram, mimic
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/45022 Auto seat, dentist chair, roll wheel chair
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2300/008 Application power seats

Abstract

A seat attitude control apparatus for adjusting a seat with respect to forward/backward position, reclining angle and others so that the attitudes of the seat appropriate to the figures of a plurality of specified occupants can be realized individually and separately. Seat attitude data thus obtained are registered in a microcomputer so as to be utilized for controlling the seat attitude appropriate to the actual occupant as specified, as occasion requires. The seat attitude data is erasble and fresh seat attitude data can be registered for another occupant. The seat attitude control is performed with the aid of one memory switch and four control switches disposed in an array convenient for manipulation.

Claims

1. A seat control apparatus, comprising:

a plurality of seat attitude control means;

means for storing seat attitude data appropriate to figures of specified occupants separately for each of said occupants, said seat attitude data being derived through said seat attitude control means;

means for reconfiguring the attitude of the seat on the basis of said seat attitude data stored in said storage means;

means for erasing said seat attitude data stored separately for each of said occupants;

display means for displaying actions of said seat attitude control means and indicating said specified occupant; and

manipulation means which comprises a switch array including four control switches and one memory switch, said four control switches serving for a plurality of adjustments of the attitude of said seat and said memory switch serving to register said specified occupants and the corresponding seat attitude data, two of said control switches and serving to select control modes for controlling said plural seat attitude control means from a control mode menu sequentially from the first to the last control modes or reversely.

2. A seat control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said four control switches are disposed around said one memory switch at upper, lower, right and left sides thereof.

3. A seat control apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said four peripheral switches are so disposed so as to form a rectangular array.

4. A seat control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the remaining two control switches serve to control the direction in which action of said seat attitude control means is exerted.

5. A seat control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each of said control switches and said memory switch is realized in the form of a touch switch.

6. The seat control apparatus of claim 1, wherein said two control switches are located at the upper and lower sides, respectively of said memory switch.

7. The seat control apparatus of claim 4, wherein said remaining two control switches are located at the left and right sides, respectively, of said memory switch.