Contactless intuitive seat adjuster control
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1. A controller for selecting adjustment of a power seat, comprising:
- a seat adjuster including a base panel, an stepped panel laterally offset from a surface of the base panel, selector areas inclined with respect to and extending between the base panel and the stepped panel and along at least a portion of a periphery of the stepped panel, multiple mutually-spaced depressions formed on an outer surface of the selector areas, and contactless sensors, each sensor secured to an inner surface of a selector area at a depression, for selectively producing a signal representing a seat adjustment function.
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Abstract
A controller for selectively adjusting a power seat includes a seat adjuster including a base panel, a stepped panel extending laterally from a surface of the base panel, selector areas inclined with respect to and extending between the base panel and the stepped panel and along at least a portion of a periphery of the stepped panel. Multiple spaced depressions are formed on an outer surface of the selector areas. A contactless sensor is secured to an inner surface of the selector areas at each a depression, each sensor selectively producing a signal representing a seat adjustment function.
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20 Claims
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1. A controller for selecting adjustment of a power seat, comprising:
a seat adjuster including a base panel, an stepped panel laterally offset from a surface of the base panel, selector areas inclined with respect to and extending between the base panel and the stepped panel and along at least a portion of a periphery of the stepped panel, multiple mutually-spaced depressions formed on an outer surface of the selector areas, and contactless sensors, each sensor secured to an inner surface of a selector area at a depression, for selectively producing a signal representing a seat adjustment function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A controller for selectively adjusting a power seat, comprising:
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a seat adjuster including a base panel base, a stepped panel laterally offset from a surface of the base panel, selector areas inclined with respect to and extending between the base panel and the stepped panel and along at least a portion of a periphery of the stepped panel, multiple mutually-spaced depressions formed on an outer surface of the selector areas, and contactless sensors, each sensor secured to an inner surface of a selector area at a depression, for selectively producing a signal representing a seat adjustment function; and a lumbar adjuster located on the base panel and rearward from the stepped panel. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A controller for selectively adjusting a seat having a front and a rear a seat adjuster including a base panel base, a stepped panel extending laterally from a surface of the base panel, selector areas inclined with respect to and extending between the base panel and the stepped panel and along at least a portion of a periphery of the stepped panel, multiple mutually-spaced depressions formed on an outer surface of the selector areas, and contactless field effect sensors, each sensor secured to an inner surface of a selector area at a depression, for selectively producing a signal representing a seat adjustment function;
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a lumbar adjuster located on the base panel and rearward from the stepped panel; a dielectric sheet to which the sensors are secured; and electrical leads secured to the dielectric sheet and connected to the sensors.
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