Rotary device for front seats of a motor vehicle
First Claim
1. A device for controlling rotation of front seats of a motor vehicle including a driver seat capable of rotation between an ordinary forwardly facing position and a rearwardly facing position by the operation of a first rotation release lever and a front passenger seat capable of rotation between an ordinary forwardly facing position and a rearwardly facing position by the operation of a second rotation release lever, said device comprising:
- a first detection switch to be operatively associated with the driver seat for detecting the position of the driver seat and for generating an electrical signal representative thereof;
a second detection switch to be operatively associated with the passenger seat for detecting the position of the passenger seat and for generating an electrical signal representative thereof;
first rotation control means associated with the driver seat for preventing or permitting the operation of the first rotation release lever;
second rotation control means associated with the passenger seat for preventing or permitting the operation of the second rotation release lever; and
control means receiving said signals from said first and said second detection switches for electrically controlling said first and said second rotation control means so as to prevent a condition such that the driver seat is in the ordinary forwardly facing position but the passenger seat is in the rearwardly facing position.
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Abstract
A rotary device for front seats of a motor vehicle enables both a driver seat and a front passenger seat to be rotatably capable of taking an ordinary forwardly facing position and a rearwardly facing position. The device includes a first detection switch provided in the driver seat for electrically detecting the position of the driver seat, a second detection switch provided in the passenger seat for electrically detecting the position of the passenger seat, a first rotation control provided in the driver seat for preventing or permitting the operation of a rotation release lever of the driver seat, and a second rotation control provided in the passenger seat for preventing or permitting the operation of the another rotation release lever of the passenger seat. A control system electrically controls the first and the second rotation controls by receiving signals from the first and the second detection switches so as to prevent a condition such that the driver seat is in the forwardly facing position but the passenger seat is in the rearwardly facing position.
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11 Claims
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1. A device for controlling rotation of front seats of a motor vehicle including a driver seat capable of rotation between an ordinary forwardly facing position and a rearwardly facing position by the operation of a first rotation release lever and a front passenger seat capable of rotation between an ordinary forwardly facing position and a rearwardly facing position by the operation of a second rotation release lever, said device comprising:
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a first detection switch to be operatively associated with the driver seat for detecting the position of the driver seat and for generating an electrical signal representative thereof; a second detection switch to be operatively associated with the passenger seat for detecting the position of the passenger seat and for generating an electrical signal representative thereof; first rotation control means associated with the driver seat for preventing or permitting the operation of the first rotation release lever; second rotation control means associated with the passenger seat for preventing or permitting the operation of the second rotation release lever; and control means receiving said signals from said first and said second detection switches for electrically controlling said first and said second rotation control means so as to prevent a condition such that the driver seat is in the ordinary forwardly facing position but the passenger seat is in the rearwardly facing position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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