Electric adjusting device for a front seat of a motor vehicle
First Claim
1. An electric adjusting device for a front seat of a motor vehicle, with which the front seat can be displaced at least in the longitudinal direction by means of an electric motor, comprising:
- a control unit which can be set, by a seat-back switch which is actuable by folding the seat back forwards, into an entry-assisting operating mode in which the front seat is displaced forwards into an entry position, a release lever being provided on the seat back, which is used, in a release position, to release the seat back mechanically and enable it to fold forwards, a changeover switch having at least one forwards-displacement position V and a neutral position N, wherein the changeover switch is coupled to the release lever in such a manner that the release lever is in the release position, the changeover switch is located in the forwards-displacement position V, and wherein the control unit can be additionally activated by the changeover switch and wherein not only the seat-back switch has to be actuated, by folding the seat back forwards, but also the changeover switch has to be located in the forwards-displacement position V, in order to displace the front seat into the entry position by means of the electric motor.
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Abstract
An electric adjusting device for a front seat of a motor vehicle, with which the front seat can be displaced at least in the longitudinal direction by means of an electric motor is provided. In the present invention, a forwards displacement of the front seat is requested by folding the seat back forwards (entry assistance). According to the invention, a changeover switch which is coupled to the release lever is provided. The changeover switch having to be actuated at the same time as the seat back is folded forwards, if it is intended for the seat to be displaced by means of an electric motor in order to facilitate entry.
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19 Claims
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1. An electric adjusting device for a front seat of a motor vehicle, with which the front seat can be displaced at least in the longitudinal direction by means of an electric motor, comprising:
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a control unit which can be set, by a seat-back switch which is actuable by folding the seat back forwards, into an entry-assisting operating mode in which the front seat is displaced forwards into an entry position, a release lever being provided on the seat back, which is used, in a release position, to release the seat back mechanically and enable it to fold forwards, a changeover switch having at least one forwards-displacement position V and a neutral position N, wherein the changeover switch is coupled to the release lever in such a manner that the release lever is in the release position, the changeover switch is located in the forwards-displacement position V, and wherein the control unit can be additionally activated by the changeover switch and wherein not only the seat-back switch has to be actuated, by folding the seat back forwards, but also the changeover switch has to be located in the forwards-displacement position V, in order to displace the front seat into the entry position by means of the electric motor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An electric adjusting device for adjusting a front seat of a motor vehicle by means of an electric motor, the front seat having a seat back, the electric adjusting device comprising:
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a seat-back switch that can be actuated by folding the seat back forward; and
a release lever having a release position and a neutral position, wherein the front seat is moved forward when the release lever is placed and held in the release position and when the seat-back switch is actuated by folding the seat back forward. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for adjusting a front seat of a motor vehicle by means of an electric motor, the front seat having a seat back, the method comprising:
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moving the front seat forward by folding the seat back forward to actuate a seat-back switch and by placing and holding a release lever in a release position. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
moving the front seat rearwards by folding the seat back back and by placing and holding a release lever in a rearward-displacement position.
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16. The method of claim 15, wherein moving the front seat rearwards includes moving the front seat rearwards at a speed higher than a normal comfort speed.
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17. The device of claim 16, wherein moving the front seat rearwards at a speed higher than a normal comfort speed when a door-contact switch indicates the driver-side front door is open.
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18. The method of claim 14, wherein moving the front seat forward includes moving the front seat forward at a speed higher than a normal comfort speed.
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19. The method of claim 18, wherein moving the front seat forward at a speed higher than a normal comfort speed when a door-contact switch indicates the driver-side front door is open.
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