APPARATUS FOR CUSTOMIZING A VEHICLE SEAT FOR AN OCCUPANT
First Claim
Patent Images
1. An apparatus for customizing a vehicle seat, comprising:
- a test seat having a cushion and a back coupled thereto;
a plurality of force sensors in respective locations along the cushion and the back; and
electronic circuitry coupled with the plurality of sensors and programmed to associate forces sensed by ones of the plurality of force sensors with the respective locations thereof and to output the sensed forces and associated areas.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An apparatus for customizing a vehicle seat includes a seat having a cushion and a back coupled thereto and a plurality of force sensors in respective locations along the cushion and the back. The apparatus further includes electronic circuitry coupled with the plurality of sensors and programmed to associate forces sensed by ones of the plurality of force sensors with the respective locations thereof and to output the sensed forces and associated areas.
4 Citations
20 Claims
-
1. An apparatus for customizing a vehicle seat, comprising:
-
a test seat having a cushion and a back coupled thereto; a plurality of force sensors in respective locations along the cushion and the back; and electronic circuitry coupled with the plurality of sensors and programmed to associate forces sensed by ones of the plurality of force sensors with the respective locations thereof and to output the sensed forces and associated areas. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
-
-
10. A method for customizing a vehicle seat, comprising:
-
obtaining data related to a weight distribution of an occupant over a test seat in a test configuration and including a cushion, a back, and a plurality of force sensors distributed along the cushion and the back, the data being obtained using the sensors; determining a custom configuration for a vehicle seat based on the weight distribution data of the occupant. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
-
-
18. A kiosk for providing a custom seat configuration, comprising:
-
a test seat having a plurality of force sensors distributed adjacent a seating surface thereof; electronic circuitry coupled with the plurality of sensors; a control coupled with the electronic circuitry and operable to instruct the electronic circuitry to obtain force measurements from the sensors; and a display coupled with the electronic circuitry, the electronic circuitry operable to output information related to the force measurements thereon. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
-
Specification