Controller for interior system for use in automotive vehicle

• US 5,416,704 A
• Filed: 09/03/1992
• Issued: 05/16/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Takai, Hideo
• Primary Examiner(s): Chin, Gary
• Application Number:
  US07/940,134
• Time in Patent Office: 985 Days
• Field of Search: 364/424.05, 280/734, 280/735, 180/274, 180/282, 307/10.1, 340/436, 340/438, 340/669
• US Class Current: 701/45
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/0173 Diagnostic or recording means therefor

Abstract

A controller for an interior system for use in an automotive vehicle comprises an operation confirmation part and an operation inhibiting signal generation part which inhibits subsequent drive of an output part after completion of actuation of an interior system operation part when acceleration applied to the vehicle is greater than a second predetermined value (>first predetermined value).

Claims

1. A controller for an interior system for use in a vehicle, comprising:

an operation means for operating the interior system;

a first determination means for determining whether or not an acceleration applied to the vehicle is greater than a first predetermined value and generating a first acceleration indicative signal when said acceleration is greater than said first predetermined value;

a drive means for driving said operation means in response to said first acceleration indicative signal;

a second determination means for determining whether or not said acceleration is greater than a second predetermined value which is greater than said first predetermined value and generating a second acceleration indicative signal when said acceleration is greater than said second predetermined value; and

a drive inhibition means for inhibiting a subsequent drive of said drive means in response to said second acceleration indicative signal after completion of an operation of said operation means which was driven by said drive means in response to said first acceleration indicative signal.

2. A controller as claimed in claim 1, wherein said drive inhibition means includes a nonvolatile memory for recording establishment of a subsequent drive inhibiting condition of said drive means.

3. A controller as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a warning means for giving a warning when said drive inhibition means inhibits said subsequent drive of said drive means.

4. A controller as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of said first and second determination means includes a respective electronic acceleration sensor.

5. A controller for an interior system for use in a vehicle, comprising:

an operation means for operating the interior system;

a first determination means for determining whether or not an acceleration applied to the vehicle is greater than a first predetermined value and generating a first acceleration indicative signal when said acceleration is greater than said first predetermined value;

a drive means for driving said operation means in response to said first acceleration indicative signal;

a second determination means for counting a number of operations of said operation means and determining whether or not said number of operations of said operation means is greater than a predetermined value and generating a number indicative signal when said number of operations of said operation means is greater than said predetermined value; and

a drive inhibition means for inhibiting a subsequent drive of said drive means in response to said number indicative signal after completion of an operation of said operation means which was driven by said drive means in response to said first acceleration indicative signal.

6. A controller for an interior system for use in a vehicle, comprising:

an operation means for operating the interior system;

a first determination means for determining whether or not an acceleration applied to the vehicle is greater than a first predetermined value and generating a first acceleration indicative signal when said acceleration is greater than said first predetermined value;

a drive means for driving said operation means in response to said first acceleration indicative signal;

a second determination means for determining whether or not said acceleration is greater than a second predetermined value which is greater than said first predetermined value and generating a second acceleration indicative signal when said acceleration is greater than said second predetermined value;

a third determination means for counting a number of operations of said operation means and determining whether or not said number of operations of said operation means is greater than a predetermined value and generating a number indicative signal when said number of operations of said operation means is greater than said predetermined value; and

a drive inhibition means for inhibiting a subsequent drive of said drive means in response to said second acceleration indicative signal and said number indicative signal after completion of an operation of said operation means which was driven by said drive means in response to said first acceleration indicative signal.