GB2334673A - Remote control of vehicle seat - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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- B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- B60R25/014—Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles operating on vehicle systems or fittings, e.g. on doors, seats or windscreens comprising means for locking the seat or parts thereof in a driving prevention position
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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- B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- B60N2/02—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable
- B60N2/0224—Non-manual adjustments, e.g. with electrical operation
- B60N2/0226—User interfaces specially adapted for seat adjustment
- B60N2/0228—Hand-activated mechanical switches
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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Abstract
Powered operation of position adjustment and other components (eg heater) of a vehicle seat is effected using a remote (eg infra-red) control unit with buttons controlling the individual components and a visual indication of what these components are. The adjustments may include movement of the seat back sufficient to prevent seat occupation and thereby prevent theft and also one or more memorised seat configurations which can be recalled by a single button.
Description
A SYSTEN COMPRISING A SEAT
The invention relates to a system comprising a seat mounted on a vehicle, the position of at least part of the seat relative to the vehicle being adjustable by a drive mechanism. The invention also relates to a system comprising a seat having a controllable device.
It is known to provide a vehicle with a seat having drive mechanisms for adjusting the seat in different ways. Thus, the positions of different parts of the seat relative to the vehicle may be adjustable and/or the position of the whole seat relative to the vehicle may be adjustable in different directions. The drive mechanisms are wired to respective switches mounted in the vehicle.
The switches may be mounted on the seat itself - as the switches do not then take up valuable space on the vehicle dashboard or control panel. However, it is ergonomically undesirable to mount switches along the front of the seat.
Additionally, in many cases, there is limited space along the sides of the seat. Furthermore, when it is possible to make a large number of different positional adjustments to the seat it is generally necessary to provide a large number of switches. This compounds the problem of locating the switches satisfactorily.
Seats may also be provided with other devices unrelated to positional adjustment. The siting of switches for controlling such devices can also be a problem.
According to a first aspect of the invention there is provided a system comprising a seat mounted on a vehicle, the position of at least part of the seat relative to the vehicle being adjustable by a drive mechanism, and a remote control unit operable to emit a signal, the drive mechanism being connected to a receiver for receiving said signal from the remote control unit, the signal controlling the mechanism to effect said adjustment.
According to a second aspect of the invention there is provided a system comprising a seat having a controllable device, and a remote control unit operable to emit a signal, the device being connected to a receiver for receiving said signal from the remote control unit, the signal controlling the device.
When not in use, the remote control unit can be stowed in any suitable place. When it is desired to adjust the position of the seat or control another device of the seat, this can be done by taking the remote control unit and operating the unit while, for example, seated in the seat. In this way, problems associated with siting switches for adjusting the seat or for controlling other devices of the seat can be avoided.
The term "remote control unit", where used herein, refers to a remote control unit that does not require a physical connection between the unit and the seat controlled by the unit. Suitable remote control units utilise signals such as infra-red signals or radio signals in order to transmit control signals.
The following is a more detailed description of an embodiment of the invention, by way of example, reference being made to the appended schematic drawings in which:
Figure 1 is a side view of a seat mounted on a seat suspension unit;
Figure 2 is a front view of the seat of Figure 1;
Figure 3 shows a remote control unit for controlling positional adjustments of the seat of Figure 1;
Figure 4 shows the remote control unit of Figure 3 attached to a bracket; and
Figure 5 shows the remote control unit of Figure 3 stowed in a compartment provided in a seat armrest.
As shown in Figures 1 and 2, a driver's seat 10 is mounted on the upper surface 11 of a seat suspension unit 12. The suspension unit 12 is, in turn, mounted in the cab of a vehicle.
The seat 10 has a base 13 and a seat back 14. The base 13 has an upper surface 15 which is shaped to receive the buttocks and thighs of a driver and a lower surface 16 by which the base 13 is mounted on the suspension unit 12. The upper and lower surfaces 15, 16 are connected by opposed front and rear edges 17, 18 and by two side edges 19. The seat back 14 is connected to the base 13 near the rear edge 18 of the base 13. In normal use, the seat back 14 extends upwardly and rearwardly from near the rear edge 18, as shown in Figure 1. The seat back 14 has a front surface 20 that is shaped so as to support, in a comfortable manner, the back of a seated driver, and an opposed rear surface 21. The front and rear surfaces 20, 21 are connected by opposed upper and lower edges 22, 23 and by side edges.
The seat 10 also has a headrest 24 that is connected to the seat back 14 at the upper edge 22.
The seat 10 is provided with drive mechanisms for effecting a number of different positional adjustments, as described below.
The upper surface 15 of the seat base 13 is provided, towards the rear edge 18, with a portion 25, the height of which is adjustable. Adjustment of the height of the base surface portion 25 (thereby adjusting the configuration of the seat 10) is effected by a drive mechanism 26 that is built into the base 1 3 and that includes an electric motor (not shown).
The front surface 20 of the seat back 14 has, towards the lower edge 23, an adjustable portion 27. The position of the back surface portion 27 can be adjusted in a direction normal to a plane lying generally parallel with the front and rear surfaces 20, 21 of the seat back 14 (thereby adjusting the configuration of the seat 10). Adjustment of the seat back surface portion 27 is effected by a drive mechanism 28 that is built into the seat back 14 and that includes an electric motor (not shown).
Additionally, the angle of the seat back 14 can be adjusted (thereby adjusting the configuration of the seat) - the seat back 14 rotating forwardly or rearwardly around a generally horizontal axis located at the connection between the seat back 14 and the base 13. Adjustment of the angle of the seat back 14 is effected by a drive mechanism (not shown) that is built into the seat 10 and that includes an electric motor (not shown). Relatively small angular adjustments of the seat back 14 can be made in this way, so as to increase the driver's comfort. Alternatively, the seat back 14 can be rotated forwards by a relatively large amount, so that the seat back 14 covers the seat base 13 making it impossible to sit on the seat base 13. This may be useful while the vehicle is not being used, so as to make it more difficult to steal the vehicle.
The front surface 20 of the seat back 14 also has three elongate lumber support regions (each lying over a respective one of the three drive mechanisms 29 described below). The lumbar support regions extend, parallel to one another, laterally across the front surface 20. The lumbar support regions also lie on the seat back surface portion 27. The position of each lumbar support region can be adjusted in a respective direction lying normal to the plane that lies generally parallel to the front and rear surfaces 20, 21 of the seat back 14 (thereby adjusting the configuration of the seat 10). Adjustment of the position of each lumbar support region is effected by a respective drive mechanism 29 that is built into the seat back 14 and that includes an electric motor (not shown). By adjusting the position of the seat back surface portion 27 and the positions of the lumbar support regions the shape of the front surface 20 of the seat back 14 can be adjusted with a high degree of flexibility to improve the comfort of the driver.
In addition to the positional adjustments described above, further positional adjustments may be made using drive mechanisms built into the seat suspension unit 12.
Specifically, the height of the whole seat 10 can be adjusted by a drive mechanism (not shown) that is built into the seat suspension unit 12 and that uses an electric motor (not shown) to raise and lower the upper surface 11 of the suspension unit 12. Additionally, the whole seat 10 can be moved forwardly and rearwardly by another drive mechanism (not shown) built into the suspension unit 12 and that uses an electric motor to move the base 13 forwardly or rearwardly relative to the upper surface 11.
All of the drive mechanisms 26, 28, 29 described above are operable independently of one another such that the positional adjustments, described above, can also be effected independently of one another. Operation of the drive mechanisms 26, 28, 29 is controlled via a control system (not shown) that is built into the seat 10 and that is connected to each of the drive mechanisms 26, 28, 29. The control system is also connected to an infra-red receiver (not shown) for receiving infra-red signals from the remote control unit 30, as described below. The infra-red receiver may be mounted anywhere on the seat 10 where receipt of signals is unlikely to be obstructed by a driver seated on the seat 10.
As shown in Figure 3, the remote control unit 30 has opposed front and back surfaces 31, 32 connected by opposed left and right shorter sides 33, 34 and by opposed upper and lower longer sides 35, 36. Three buttons 37, 38, 39 are provided on the front surface 31 at the left side 34 and another three buttons 40, 41, 42 are provided on the front surface 31 at the right side 34. Two buttons 43, 44 are provided on the front surface 31 at the lower side 36. An infra-red output 45 is provided at the upper side 36.
Each of the buttons 37-44 is used to control a respective one of the positional adjustments, discussed above, of the seat 10.
Thus the buttons 37, 38, 39 located respectively at the top, middle and bottom of the left side 33, as shown in Figure 3, are used to control, respectively, the adjustment of the uppermost, middle and lowermost lumbar support regions. The button 40 located at the top of the right side 34, as shown in
Figure 3, is used to control the adjustment of the angle of the seat back 14. The buttons 41, 42 located respectively at the middle and bottom of the right side 34 are used to control, respectively, adjustment of the seat back surface portion 27 and the base surface portion 25. The button 43 located to the left of the lower side 36 is used to control the adjustment of the height of the suspension unit 12, thereby controlling the height of the whole seat 10. The button 44 located to the right of the lower side 36 is used to control the forward and rearward adjustment of the seat 10 relative to the suspension unit 12.
Each button 37-44 has two operative regions. The operative regions of the buttons 37-42 at the left and right sides 33, 34 are indicated, respectively, by plus and minus signs marked on these buttons. The operative regions of the buttons 33, 34 located at the lower side 36 are indicated, respectively, by oppositely directed arrows. The functions of the operative regions of the buttons 37 to 44 are discussed below.
A removable panel 46 is located on the front surface 31 between the buttons 37-42 of the left and right sides 33, 34 and between the infra-red output 45 and the buttons 43, 44. The panel 46 bears, to the right as shown in Figure 3, a pictorial representation 47 of the seat 10 in side elevation and, to the right as shown in Figure 3, a pictorial representation 48 of the seat 10 in front elevation. Additionally, the panel 46 is marked with eight leading lines 49. Each line 49 extends from a respective one of the buttons 37-44 to a region of one of the pictorial representations 47, 49 representing a respective one of the positional adjustments discussed above. Hence, one of the lines 49 extends from the button 37, situated at the top of the left side 33, to a region of the pictorial representation 48 representing the uppermost lumbar support region. Hence, by looking at the panel 46, the driver is able to determine very rapidly which button 37-44 controls which positional adjustment of the seat 10.
The remote control unit 30 also includes a central control system (not shown). The control system is connected to each button 37-42 and to the infra-red output 45 and serves a purpose discussed below.
When not in use, the remote control unit 30 can be stowed by clipping it to a bracket 50, shown in Figure 4. The bracket 50 is mounted in a suitable position in the cab so that the remote control unit 30 can be readily removed from the bracket 50 by a seated driver but so that the remote control unit 30 and the bracket 50 do not interfere with normal driving or obstruct dashboard space required for more frequently used buttons. The bracket 50 is provided with a quick release clip 51 for release of the remote control unit 30.
When the driver wishes to make positional adjustments to the seat 10, he stops the vehicle and unclips the remote control unit 30 from the bracket 50. While pointing the infra-red output 45 of the remote control unit 30 at the infra-red receiver mounted on the seat 10, the driver presses the appropriate operative region of the appropriate button 37-44 so as to actuate the required positional adjustment, as follows.
On pressing one of the operative regions of any button 37-42, the control system in the remote control unit 30 causes the infra-red output 45 to emit an infra-red signal containing information indicating the desired adjustment represented by the pressed operative region. The infra-red signal is received by the receiver mounted on the seat 10 which translates the infra-red signal into a corresponding electrical signal and passes this signal to the control unit in the seat. The seat control unit is programmed to recognise the signal and to respond to the signal by issuing control signals to the drive mechanism to effect the positional adjustment represented by the infra-red signal.
The two operative regions of each button 37-44 control the positional adjustment corresponding to that button in opposite senses. Hence, for example, by pressing the operative region marked with a plus sign of the button 41 located at the middle of the right side 34 the seat back surface portion 27 is caused to move outwardly from the seat back 14. Conversely, by pressing the operative region of the same button marked with a minus sign, the back surface portion 27 is caused to move back into the seat back 14. By controlling all the positional adjustments of the seat 10 using the remote control unit 30, the driver is able to adapt the seat 10 to his body so as to optimise comfort and driving position.
When the driver wishes to leave the vehicle, he can operate the operative region marked with a plus sign of the button 40 located at the top of the right side 34 of the remote control unit 30 so as to move the seat back 14 forward over the base 13 such that it is not possible to sit on the base 13. As stated above, this may help to prevent the vehicle from being stolen. For added security, the driver may take the remote control unit 30 with him when he leaves the vehicle.
It will be appreciated that the system of the invention may be modified.
For example, the panel 46 may be replaced by another panel 46 bearing pictorial representations of another seat having different possible positional adjustments. In this way, the remote control unit 30 can be used with a number of different seats.
Instead of stowing the remote control unit 30 by clipping it to the bracket 50, the remote control unit 30 could be stowed, as shown in Figure 5, in a suitable compartment provided in a seat armrest 52. The compartment may be closable by means of a flap 53. The remote control unit 30 may be clippable into the compartment, being releasable from the compartment by operating a release button.
Whereas the seat devices that are controllable by the remote control unit 30 are preferably drive mechanisms for controlling positional adjustment of the seat, other devices may also be controlled by the remote control unit 30. For example, the seat 10 may be provided with a heater controllable by the remote control unit 30.
Whereas the drive mechanisms 26, 28, 29 described above utilise an electric motor, other types of mechanisms could be used, for example, hydraulic mechanisms.
The remote control unit 30 need not control all the drive mechanisms/devices of the seat. For example, in the seat 10 described above only one or some of the drive mechanisms 20, 28, 29 could be controlled by the remote control unit.
The system may be adapted for memorising one or more sets of position settings (to suit one or more particular individuals).
In this case, the remote control unit 30 could have a button adapted to control all the drive mechanisms so as to position the seat in a memorised position.
In another embodiment, the infra-red receiver could be mounted elsewhere in the cab, not on the seat, and be connected to the seat by a cable.
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- CLAIMS 1. A system comprising a seat mounted on a vehicle, the position of at least part of the seat relative to the vehicle being adjustable by a drive mechanism, and a remote control unit operable to emit a signal, the drive mechanism being connected to a receiver for receiving said signal from the remote control unit, the signal controlling the mechanism to effect said adjustment.
- 2. A system comprising a seat having a controllable device, and a remote control unit operable to emit a signal, the device being connected to a receiver for receiving said signal from the remote control unit, the signal controlling the device.
- 3. A system according to claim 2, wherein the device is a drive mechanism for adjusting the configuration of the seat.
- 4. A system according to claim 2, wherein the seat is mounted on a vehicle and the device is a drive mechanism for adjusting the position of at least part of the seat relative to the vehicle.
- 5. A system according any one of claims 1, 3 and 4, wherein the drive mechanism includes an electric motor.
- 6. A system according to claim 4 or claim 5, wherein the drive mechanism is mounted in the seat.
- 7. A system according to any preceding claim, wherein the remote control unit, when operated, outputs an infra-red signal and the receiver is an infra-red receiver.
- 8. A system according to claim 1 or claim 4 or any claim dependent on claim 1 or claim 4, wherein a plurality of different positional adjustments can be made to the seat, each positional adjustment comprising movement relative to the vehicle of a respective part or the whole of the seat, the remote control unit having a plurality of buttons, each button being independently operable to control a respective one of the positional adjustments.
- 9. A system according to claim 8 wherein the remote control unit bears a pictorial representation of the seat, means being provided for associating each button with that part of the pictorial representation corresponding to the positional adjustment associated with said button.
- 10. A system according to claim 9, wherein the pictorial representation is provided on a removable part of the remote control unit.
- 11. A system according to any one of claims 1, 3 and 4 or any claim dependent on any one of claims 1, 3 and 4, wherein the seat has a base for receiving the buttocks of the person sitting on the seat and a seat back for supporting the back of the person, the seat back being movable towards the seat base under the control of the remote control unit so as to prevent a person sitting on the seat base.
- 12. A system according to any preceding claim including a bracket for holding the remote control unit.
- 13. A system according to any preceding claim wherein the remote control unit is stowable in a compartment provided in the seat.
- 14. A system comprising a seat and a remote control unit substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the appended figures.
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