Apparatus for providing electrical communication between parts of a vehicle
First Claim
1. An apparatus for use in a vehicle, said apparatus comprising:
- at least one control device carried by the vehicle;
a vehicle seat;
at least one electrical device carried by said vehicle seat;
means for mounting said vehicle seat to the vehicle;
first antenna means for transmitting an electrical power signal from a power source on the vehicle to said at least one electrical device carried by said vehicle seat; and
second antenna means separate from said first antenna means for transmitting communication signals between said at least one electrical device carried by said vehicle seat and said at least one control device carried by the vehicle.
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Abstract
An apparatus (10) for use in a vehicle (14) comprises at least one control device (140) carried by the vehicle (14), a vehicle seat (12) and at least one electrical device (180) carried by the vehicle seat (12). A latching mechanism (60) is provided for mounting the vehicle seat (12) to the vehicle (14). A first antenna, such as a pair of coils (110, 150) transmits an electrical power signal from a power source (118) on the vehicle (14) to at least one electrical device (180) carried by the vehicle seat (12). A second antenna such as a pair of antennas (120, 160) transmits communication signals between the electrical device (180) carried by the vehicle seat (12) and the control device (140) carried by the vehicle (14).
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27 Claims
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1. An apparatus for use in a vehicle, said apparatus comprising:
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at least one control device carried by the vehicle; a vehicle seat; at least one electrical device carried by said vehicle seat; means for mounting said vehicle seat to the vehicle; first antenna means for transmitting an electrical power signal from a power source on the vehicle to said at least one electrical device carried by said vehicle seat; and second antenna means separate from said first antenna means for transmitting communication signals between said at least one electrical device carried by said vehicle seat and said at least one control device carried by the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for use in a vehicle, said apparatus comprising:
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at least one control device carried by the vehicle; a vehicle seat; at least one electrical device carried by said vehicle seat; means for removably mounting said vehicle seat to the vehicle, said means for mounting said vehicle seat further including a floor section located in the vehicle which has at least one channel, said at least one channel having a first side portion and a bar member, said bar member being disposed in said at least one channel and extending parallel to said first side portion of said at least one channel; first antenna means for transmitting an electrical power signal from a power source on the vehicle to said at least one electrical device carried by said vehicle seat; and second antenna means for transmitting communication signals between said at least one electrical device carried by said vehicle seat and said at least one control device carried by the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for use in a vehicle, said apparatus comprising:
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at least one control device carried by the vehicle; a vehicle seat; at least one electrical device carried by said vehicle seat; means for mounting said vehicle seat to the vehicle; first antenna means for transmitting an electrical power signal from a power source on the vehicle to said at least one electrical device carried by said vehicle seat; second antenna means for transmitting communication signals between said at least one electrical device carried by said vehicle seat and said at least one control device carried by the vehicle; and energy storage means mounted to said vehicle seat for storing electrical energy from the electrical power signal transmitted by said first antenna means. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for use in a vehicle, said apparatus comprising:
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first control means carried by a first part of the vehicle for providing a control signal; second control means carried by a second part of the vehicle for providing the control signal to a device on said second part of the vehicle; non-contact transceiver means connected to said first control means and to said second control means for communicating said control signal from said first control means to said second control means; and non-contact power transmission means separate from said non-contact transceiver means for generating an electromagnetic field to provide electrical power to said second control means. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus for use in a vehicle, said apparatus comprising:
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first control means carried by a first part of the vehicle for providing a control signal; second control means carried by a second part of the vehicle for providing said control signal to a device on said second part of the vehicle; non-contact transceiver means connected to said first control means and to said second control means for communicating said control signal from said first control means to said second control means; non-contact power transmission means for generating an electromagnetic field to provide electrical power to said second control means; and energy storage means for storing the electrical power provided by said non-contact power transmission means, said energy storage means being carried by one of said first and second parts of the vehicle.
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23. An apparatus for use in a vehicle, said apparatus comprising:
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at least one control device carried by the vehicle; a vehicle seat; at least one electrical device carried by said vehicle seat; first antenna means for transmitting an electrical power signal from a power source on the vehicle to said at least one electrical device carried by said vehicle seat; second antenna means for transmitting communication signals between said at least one electrical device carried by said vehicle seat and said at least one control device carried by the vehicle; and a mounting assembly having a bar member located in a body portion of the vehicle and a corresponding latch mechanism which extends from said vehicle seat for engaging said bar member to mount said vehicle seat in the vehicle, said first antenna means having a first part mounted adjacent said bar member and a second part mounted to said latch mechanism, said first part of said first antenna means opposing said second part of said first antenna means when said latch mechanism is engaged with said corresponding bar member to permit transmission of the electrical power signal between said first part and said second part of said first antenna means. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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