Vehicular Component Adjustment System and Method
First Claim
1. An adjustment system for adjusting a component of a vehicle based on occupancy of a seat, comprising:
- a seat including a seat cushion assembly and seat back assembly defining a contact surface adapted to be in contact with an occupying item of said seat;
a support structure arranged underneath said seat cushion assembly and adapted to movably support said seat on a substrate in the vehicle, said support structure being structured and arranged to transfer a force exerted by the occupying item on said support structure to the substrate;
a sensor system arranged underneath said seat cushion assembly, optionally in connection with said support structure, for providing a variable output as a function of weight of the occupying item;
an adjustment system arranged in connection with the component for adjusting the component; and
a processor for receiving outputs from said sensor system and directing said adjustment system to adjust the component based thereon.
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Abstract
Adjustment system for adjusting a vehicular component based on occupancy of a seat includes a support structure arranged underneath the seat to movably support the seat on a substrate in the vehicle, the support structure being structured and arranged to transfer a force exerted by the occupant on the support structure to the substrate, a sensor system arranged underneath the seat, optionally in connection with the support structure, for providing a variable output as a function of weight of the occupant, an adjustment system arranged in connection with the component for adjusting the component, and a processor for receiving outputs from the sensor system and directing the adjustment system to adjust the component based thereon. An object recognition or identification system or other morphological characteristic determining system may be used to determine that the occupant is one which requires adjustment of the component.
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20 Claims
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1. An adjustment system for adjusting a component of a vehicle based on occupancy of a seat, comprising:
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a seat including a seat cushion assembly and seat back assembly defining a contact surface adapted to be in contact with an occupying item of said seat;
a support structure arranged underneath said seat cushion assembly and adapted to movably support said seat on a substrate in the vehicle, said support structure being structured and arranged to transfer a force exerted by the occupying item on said support structure to the substrate;
a sensor system arranged underneath said seat cushion assembly, optionally in connection with said support structure, for providing a variable output as a function of weight of the occupying item;
an adjustment system arranged in connection with the component for adjusting the component; and
a processor for receiving outputs from said sensor system and directing said adjustment system to adjust the component based thereon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A vehicle including a substrate at least in part defining a passenger compartment of the vehicle, comprising:
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a seat including a seat cushion assembly and seat back assembly defining a contact surface adapted to be in contact with an occupant of said seat, said seat being mounted on the substrate;
an adjustable component which interacts with or is interacted by an occupant of said seat and which is adjustable based on morphology of the occupant;
a support structure arranged to movably support said seat on the substrate, said support structure being structured and arranged to transfer a force exerted by the occupant on said support structure to the substrate;
a sensor system arranged underneath said seat cushion assembly, optionally in connection with said support structure, for providing a variable output as a function of weight of the occupant;
an adjustment system arranged in connection with said component for adjusting said component; and
a processor for receiving outputs from said sensor system and directing said adjustment system to adjust said component based thereon. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for adjusting a component of a vehicle based on occupancy of a seat, the seat including a seat cushion assembly and seat back assembly defining a contact surface adapted to be in contact with an occupant of the seat;
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arranging a support structure underneath the seat cushion assembly to movably support the seat on a substrate in the vehicle, the support structure transferring a force exerted by the occupant on the support structure to the substrate;
determining weight of an occupant of the seat from displacement of the seat or a part thereof;
providing the determined weight and information about the occupant to a processor; and
adjusting the component based on the weight determination and the other information. - View Dependent Claims (20)
- comprising;
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