Cockpit of an automotive vehicle with a steering wheel and an adjustable seat
First Claim
1. A passenger compartment (cockpit) of an automotive vehicle comprisinga steering wheel,an underbody, anda seat,said seat comprisingan underframe connected to said underbody,a seat pan carried by the underframe,a seat back,a first adjusting device for adjusting the seat toward the steering wheel and away therefrom,a control circuit associated with said first adjusting device,an input means permitting to selectively bring the control circuit from a normally locked state into an activated state, wherein the first adjusting device of the seat is adjustable only in the activated state,sensors located on the ring of the steering wheel and connected to the control circuit, at least one first sensor of these sensors being responsive to a first force exerted in the direction leading away from the seat toward the steering wheel and at least one second sensor of these sensors being responsive to a second force exerted onto the steering wheel in the direction opposite to said first force, said first sensor controlling an adjusting backward movement of the adjusting device which backward movement is a movement away from the steering wheel and said second sensor controlling an adjusting forward movement of the adjusting device which forward movement is a movement towards the steering wheel.
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Abstract
A passenger compartment (cockpit) of an automotive vehicle is equipped for the driver with a steering wheel (20), with an underbody (24), and with a seat (26). The seat (26) comprises an underframe (28) connected to the underbody (24), a seat pan (30) carried by the underframe (28), a seat back (32) and an adjusting device for adjusting the seat (26) toward the steering wheel (20) and away therefrom. A control circuit (56) is associated with said adjusting device.
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15 Claims
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1. A passenger compartment (cockpit) of an automotive vehicle comprising
a steering wheel, an underbody, and a seat, said seat comprising an underframe connected to said underbody, a seat pan carried by the underframe, a seat back, a first adjusting device for adjusting the seat toward the steering wheel and away therefrom, a control circuit associated with said first adjusting device, an input means permitting to selectively bring the control circuit from a normally locked state into an activated state, wherein the first adjusting device of the seat is adjustable only in the activated state, sensors located on the ring of the steering wheel and connected to the control circuit, at least one first sensor of these sensors being responsive to a first force exerted in the direction leading away from the seat toward the steering wheel and at least one second sensor of these sensors being responsive to a second force exerted onto the steering wheel in the direction opposite to said first force, said first sensor controlling an adjusting backward movement of the adjusting device which backward movement is a movement away from the steering wheel and said second sensor controlling an adjusting forward movement of the adjusting device which forward movement is a movement towards the steering wheel.
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13. A passenger'"'"'s compartment (cockpit) of an automotive vehicle comprising:
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a steering wheel, said steering wheel comprising a ring, said ring having a front ring face and a back ring face, an underbody, a seat, said seat comprising an underframe connected to said underbody, a seat pan carried by the underframe, a seat back, a first adjusting device for adjusting the seat toward the steering wheel and away therefrom, the front ring face facing forward, the back ring face facing backward toward the seat, a control circuit associated with said first adjusting device, characterized in that there is provided an input means an input means permitting to selectively bring the control circuit from the normally locked state into an activated state, wherein the first adjusting device of the seat is adjustable only in the activated state, sensors located on the a ring of the steering wheel and connected to the control circuit, at least one first sensor of these sensors being arranged on said back ring face, and being responsive to a first force exerted in the direction leading away from the seat toward the steering wheel and at least one second sensor of these sensors being arranged on said front ring face, and being responsive to a second force exerted onto the steering wheel in the direction opposite to said first force, said first sensor and said second sensor being disposed on the steering wheel so as to be within the range of the user'"'"'s hands holding the steering wheel, said the first sensor controlling an adjusting backward movement of the adjusting device which backward movement is a movement away from the steering wheel and said second sensor controlling an adjusting forward movement of the adjusting device which forward movement is a movement towards the steering wheel. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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