Automatic adjusting apparatus for adjustable equipments

• US 20050131609A1
• Filed: 11/24/2004
• Published: 06/16/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.)
• Inventors: Kondoh, Yoshikazu, Noda, Kohei
• Granted Patent: US 7,437,228 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/49
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/0252 with relations between different adjustments, e.g. height of headrest following longitudinal position of seat

Abstract

An automatic adjusting apparatus for coordinately adjusting positions of adjustable equipments of an automobile comprises a first switch manually operated to adjust a first position of one of the adjustable equipments; a first adjuster for adjusting the first position; a first control unit putting the first adjuster into operation based on the operation of the first switch; a second switch manually operated to adjust a second position another of the adjustable equipments; a second adjuster for adjusting the second position; and a second control unit putting the second adjuster into operation based on the operation of the second switch; wherein the second control unit coordinately puts the second adjuster into operation in connection with the adjusting operation of the first control unit when the second switch is operated within a predetermined past period until the first switch is operated.

Claims

1. An automatic adjusting apparatus for coordinately adjusting positions of adjustable equipments of an automobile comprising:

a first switch manually operated to adjust a first position of one of the adjustable equipments;

a first adjuster for adjusting the first position;

a first control unit putting the first adjuster into operation based on the operation of the first switch;

a second switch manually operated to adjust a second position another of the adjustable equipments;

a second adjuster for adjusting the second position;

a second control unit putting the second adjuster into operation based on the operation of the second switch;

wherein the second control unit coordinately puts the second adjuster into operation in connection with the adjusting operation of the first control unit when the second switch is not operated within a predetermined past period until the first switch is operated.

2. The automatic adjusting apparatus according to the claim 1, wherein

the second control unit coordinately puts the second adjuster into operation independent of the adjusting operation of the first control unit when the second switch is operated within a predetermined past period until the first switch is operated.

3. The automatic adjusting apparatus according to the claim 1, wherein

the first control unit coordinately puts the first adjuster into operation in connection with the adjusting operation of the second control unit when the first switch is not operated within a predetermined past period until the second switch is operated.

4. The automatic adjusting apparatus according to the claim 3, wherein

the first control unit coordinately puts the first adjuster into operation independent of the adjusting operation of the second control unit when the first switch is operated within a predetermined past period until the second switch is operated.

5. The automatic adjusting apparatus according to the claim 2, wherein

the first control unit coordinately puts the first adjuster into operation in connection with the adjusting operation of the second control unit when the first switch is not operated within a predetermined past period until the second switch is operated.

6. The automatic adjusting apparatus according to the claim 5, wherein

the first control unit coordinately puts the first adjuster into operation independent of the adjusting operation of the second control unit when the first switch is operated within a predetermined past period until the second switch is operated.

7. The automatic adjusting apparatus according to the claim 1, wherein

the first switch is a seat switch, the first control unit is a seat control unit, the first adjuster is a seat adjuster, the first position is a seat position of a seat of the automobile, the second switch is a mirror switch, the second control unit is a mirror control unit, the second adjuster is a mirror adjuster and the second position is a mirror face direction of a rear view mirror of the automobile.

8. The automatic adjusting apparatus according to the claim 7, wherein

the seat switch includes a slide adjustment switch for adjusting a front-/rearward position of the seat, a reclining adjustment switch for adjusting an reclining angle of a seat back of the seat, a height adjustment switch for adjusting a height of a seat cushion of the seat and a headrest adjustment switch for adjusting a height of a headrest of the seat.

9. The automatic adjusting apparatus according to the claim 8, wherein

the mirror control unit adjusts the up-/downward and right-/leftward positions of the mirror face direction of the rear view mirror when either the slide adjustment switch or the reclining adjustment switch is operated.

10. The automatic adjusting apparatus according to the claim 8, wherein

the mirror control unit adjusts the up-/downward position of the mirror face direction of the rear view mirror when either the height adjustment switch or the headrest adjustment switch is operated.

11. The automatic adjusting apparatus according to the claim 8, wherein

the seat control unit adjusts the height of the headrest when either a predetermined period passed after the mirror face direction of one of the mirrors was manually adjusted or both of the rearview mirrors were equally adjusted in up-/downward direction.

12. The automatic adjusting apparatus according to the claim 3, wherein

the first switch is a seat switch, the first control unit is a seat control unit, the first adjuster is a seat adjuster, the first position is a seat position of a seat of the automobile, the second switch is a mirror switch, the second control unit is a mirror control unit, the second adjuster is a mirror adjuster and the second position is a mirror face direction of a rear view mirror of the automobile.

13. The automatic adjusting apparatus according to the claim 12, wherein

the seat switch includes a slide adjustment switch for adjusting a front-/rearward position of the seat, a reclining adjustment switch for adjusting an reclining angle of a seat back of the seat, a height adjustment switch for adjusting a height of a seat cushion of the seat and a headrest adjustment switch for adjusting a height of a headrest of the seat.

14. The automatic adjusting apparatus according to the claim 13, wherein

the mirror control unit adjusts the up-/downward and right-/leftward positions of the mirror face direction of the rear view mirror when either the slide adjustment switch or the reclining adjustment switch is operated.

15. The automatic adjusting apparatus according to the claim 13, wherein

the mirror control unit adjusts the up-/downward position of the mirror face direction of the rear view mirror when either the height adjustment switch or the headrest adjustment switch is operated.

16. The automatic adjusting apparatus according to the claim 13, wherein

the seat control unit adjusts the height of the headrest when either a predetermined period passed after the mirror face direction of one of the mirrors was manually adjusted or both of the rearview mirrors were equally adjusted in up-/downward direction.