Method for adjusting a vehicle seat and system for adjusting a vehicle seat

• US 9,821,680 B2
• Filed: 06/23/2014
• Issued: 11/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adient US, LLC (Adient plc)
• Original Assignee: Johnson Controls GmbH (Adient plc)
• Inventors: Lange-Mao, Wei
• Primary Examiner(s): Badii, Behrang
• Assistant Examiner(s): Testardi, David
• Application Number:
  US14/907,732
• Publication Number:
  US 20160221474A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,247 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/02246 Electric motors therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/0228 Hand-activated mechanical switches B60N2/0229 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/0248 with memory of positions
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/037 for occupant comfort , e.g. for automatic adjustment of appliances according to personal settings, e.g. seats, mirrors, steering wheel
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link

Abstract

A method and a system for adjusting a vehicle seat for a user of a vehicle, in particular for a motor vehicle, are proposed, wherein the vehicle seat is configured for electrical adjustment in accordance with at least one adjustment direction, wherein the vehicle seat and/or the vehicle have/has a control unit, wherein the control unit is assigned at least one antenna unit for wirelessly receiving information relating to the adjustment of the vehicle seat for the user, wherein the method for adjusting the vehicle seat comprises the following method steps: in a first method step, the vehicle seat is assigned a telecommunications appliance, in a second method step, information is input at the telecommunications appliance or information is stored in a memory device of the telecommunications appliance, in a third method step following the second method step, the information is wirelessly transmitted from the telecommunications appliance to the control unit of the vehicle seat or of the vehicle by means of radio transmission, in a fourth method step following the third method step, the vehicle seat is adjusted electrically.

Claims

1. A method for adjusting a vehicle seat for a user of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle seat is configured in accordance with at least one adjusting direction so as to be adjusted in an electrical manner,

wherein the vehicle seat and/or the vehicle comprises a control unit, wherein the control unit includes at least one antenna unit for receiving in a wireless manner information that is related to adjusting the vehicle seat for the user,

wherein the method for adjusting the vehicle seat includes the following method steps:

in a first method step, a telecommunications device is paired to the vehicle seat,

in a second method step, inputting information into the telecommunications device or storing information in a storage device of the telecommunications device,

in a third method step that follows the second method step, transmitting the information by means of a radio transmission in a wireless manner from the telecommunications device to the control unit of the vehicle seat or the vehicle,

in a fourth method step that follows the third method step, adjusting the vehicle seat an electrical manner,

wherein the information that is related to adjusting the vehicle seat for the user is a value that is related to the body size of the user or the torso length of the user,

wherein the value is information that is user-specific that is related to adjusting the vehicle seat for the user and that is transmitted by means of the telecommunications device to the control unit of the vehicle seat or the vehicle,

wherein the telecommunications device comprises a first actuating element for increasing the value and a second actuating element for lowering the value, wherein, by means of simultaneously actuating the first and second actuating elements, the value is stored in the telecommunications device and/or is transmitted wirelessly to the control unit.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second method step is performed chronologically after the first method step, wherein the second method step in particular includes inputting the information to the telecommunications device.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second method step is performed chronologically prior to the first method step, wherein the second method step in particular comprises storing the information in the storage device of the telecommunications device.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein in addition to the information that is related to the body size of the user during the second method step further information is input into the telecommunications device or further information is stored in a storage device of the telecommunications device, wherein the further information is user-specific and is related to adjusting the vehicle seat for the user and is transmitted by means of the telecommunications device to the control unit of the vehicle seat or the vehicle.

5. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the information that is related to adjusting the vehicle seat for the user is information that is related to the body size of the user or torso length of the user or corresponds to a preferred comfort position or a preferred sport position.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the vehicle is a motor vehicle.

7. A system for adjusting a vehicle seat for a user of a vehicle,

wherein the vehicle seat in accordance with at least one adjustment direction is configured so as to be adjusted in an electrical manner,

wherein the system comprises the vehicle seat of the vehicle,

wherein the vehicle seat and/or the vehicle comprises a control unit, wherein the control unit includes at least one antenna unit for receiving in a wireless manner information that is related to adjusting the vehicle seat for the user,

wherein the system in addition comprises at least one telecommunications device that is at least temporarily paired to the vehicle seat,

wherein the telecommunications device is configured so as to input information or to store information in a storage device of the telecommunications device,

wherein the telecommunications device is in addition configured for radio transmitting information in a wireless manner to the control unit of the vehicle seat or the vehicle,

wherein the vehicle seat is configured in such a manner that the vehicle seat is adjusted in an electrical manner in dependence upon the information,

wherein the information that is related to adjusting the vehicle seat for the user is a value that is related to the body size of the user or the torso length of the user,

wherein the value is information that is user-specific that is related to adjusting the vehicle seat for the user and that is transmitted by means of the telecommunications device to the control unit of the vehicle seat or the vehicle,

wherein the telecommunications device comprises a first actuating element for increasing the value and a second actuating element for lowering the value, and wherein, by means of simultaneously actuating the first and second actuating elements, the value is stored in the telecommunications device and/or is transmitted wirelessly to the control unit.

8. The system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the telecommunications device is a vehicle key of the vehicle or a portable telecommunications device.

9. The system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the portable telecommunications device is a smart phone.

10. The s tem as claim 7, wherein the vehicle is motor vehicle.