WO2015042795A1 - Seat with ventilating system adapted for detecting presence on said seat - Google Patents

Seat with ventilating system adapted for detecting presence on said seat Download PDF

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WO2015042795A1
WO2015042795A1 PCT/CN2013/084175 CN2013084175W WO2015042795A1 WO 2015042795 A1 WO2015042795 A1 WO 2015042795A1 CN 2013084175 W CN2013084175 W CN 2013084175W WO 2015042795 A1 WO2015042795 A1 WO 2015042795A1
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Yoann MOLIN
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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
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/002—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/56—Heating or ventilating devices
    • B60N2/5607—Heating or ventilating devices characterised by convection
    • B60N2/5621—Heating or ventilating devices characterised by convection by air
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/56—Heating or ventilating devices
    • B60N2/5607—Heating or ventilating devices characterised by convection
    • B60N2/5621—Heating or ventilating devices characterised by convection by air
    • B60N2/5642—Heating or ventilating devices characterised by convection by air with circulation of air through a layer inside the seat
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/56—Heating or ventilating devices
    • B60N2/5607—Heating or ventilating devices characterised by convection
    • B60N2/5621—Heating or ventilating devices characterised by convection by air
    • B60N2/565—Heating or ventilating devices characterised by convection by air sucked from the seat surface

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  • the present invention relates to a seat, in particular to a seat of a motor vehicle capable to detect the presence and/or the absence of a person and/or an object on said seat.
  • US patent application published US 2007/0120400 A1 discloses a seat with a sensor suitable for detecting the presence of a person and/or an object placed on said seat.
  • the sensor consists of a bladder filed with silicone and disposed within layers of an air distributing material in the core of the cushion of the seat.
  • This bladder comprises a pressure transducer placed within the bladder and capable to detect the presence of the person and/or the object which is placed on said seat.
  • An electronic control unit is connected to the pressure transducer.
  • the control unit is responsive to the pressure provided by the bladder and transmitted by the pressure transducer and controls the activation of an airbag disposed in the vehicle.
  • An air fan is disposed on the bottom side of the seat cushion part to generate a ventilating airflow through the cushion.
  • the bladder comprises alsoone or several dead zones, i.e. zones which do not provide relevant contribution in the detection of presence on the seat. Electric cabling and/or the ventilation airflow can pass through such a dead zone of the bladder.
  • Figure 1 is a block diagram illustrating the architecture and the functioning of the above discussed seat with regard to the ventilation and the presence detection.
  • the seat 1 comprises two distinct units, i.e. a first one comprising the ventilation system 2, and a second one comprising the bladder3, the pressure transducer 4 and a presence detection control unit5.The presence of these two distinct units renders the seat construction complex and expensive.
  • the purpose of the present invention is to provide a ventilated seat capable of detecting the presence and/or the absence of a person and/or an object which is cheaper to manufacture.
  • the invention has for object a seat designed for a motor vehicle andcomprising a seat ventilating system, remarkable in that it further comprises an electrical control unit for said seat ventilating system, said electrical control unit being configured for detecting the presence and/or the absence of a person and/or an object placed on said seat based on at least one functioning parameter of said seat ventilating means.
  • the seat ventilating system comprises at leastone electrical air fan.
  • the at least one functioning parameter of the seat ventilating system comprises the supply tension and/or the supply current of the at least one electrical air fan.
  • the at least one functioning parameter of the seat ventilating system comprises the electrical resistance, the inductance and/or the capacitance of the electrical motor of the at least one electrical air fan.
  • the seat ventilating system comprises a flow sensor and/or a pressure sensor.
  • the at least one functioning parameter of the seat ventilating system comprises the flow and/or the pressure of the airflow measured by said sensor(s).
  • the electrical control unit for monitoring the seat ventilating means is configured for comparing the at least one functioning parameter of said seat ventilating system with reference values of said parameters established when the seat is free of a presence.
  • the change in the at least one functioning parameter arises from the air flow and/or the air pressure change when a person and/or an object is placed on the seat.
  • the seat ventilating system is configured to produce an air flow and/or an air pressure that changes when a person and/or an object is placed on the seat.
  • the seat ventilating system is placed in a seat cushion part of the seat.
  • Another disclosure of the present invention consists in a motor vehicle which comprises at least one seat and which is remarkable in that at least one seat is in compliance with the seat designed for a motor vehicle depicted in this invention.
  • the motor vehicle further comprises at least one airbag, or an inflatable cushion, for protecting an occupant of the vehicle in case of a collision.
  • the control unit of the ventilation system is operably connected with a control unit of the airbag, or of the inflatable cushion.
  • the motor vehicle yet further comprises at least one cooling system for regulating the temperature and/or the power of the air flow inside the motor vehicle.
  • the control unit of the seat ventilating system is operably connected with a control unit of the cooling system.
  • the measures of the invention are particularly interesting in that they make profit of the otherwise already existing seat ventilating system for detecting the presence of a person and/or an object on the seat.
  • Figure 1 is a block diagram illustrating the architecture and the functioning of a known seat with regard to the ventilation and the presence detection;
  • Figure 2 shows in simplified form a seat according to the invention;
  • Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the cushion part of the seat of figure 2;
  • Figure 4 is a block diagram illustrating the architecture and the functioning of the seat of figures 2 and 3.
  • the seat 10 comprises a seat cushion part 10a and a backrest part 10b.
  • a hollow volume 1 1 which comprises the basic component behind the present invention namely a seat ventilation system.
  • This hollow volume 1 1 and its surroundings are depicted in details in the cross-sectional view of the seat 10 in Figure 3.
  • the seat 10 comprises a seat cushion part 10a which is made of foam material 12.
  • the foam material 12 is preferably such as it prevents the air to flow through it.
  • channels 14 are disposed allowing the air to flow into the internal core of the seat 10. The air flows into an air-distributing material 1 6 until it reaches the ventilatingfan 20, disposed on the bottom side of the seat 10.
  • the arrows onto figure 3 represent the direction of the air flow through the seat 10.
  • the electrical motor of the air fan is characterized by its supply tension and/or its supply current.
  • the seat ventilating system is configured to produce an air flow and/or an air pressure that changes when a person and/or an object is placed on the seat.
  • the seat ventilating system is also electrically connected with an electrical control unit 18.
  • This electrical control unit 18 is configured for controlling the seat ventilating system, more particularly the ventilating fan 20 so as to achieve the desired ventilation 22 of the seat.
  • the electrical control unit 18 is also configured to monitor at least one functioning parameter of the seat ventilation system, like for example at least one parameter of the functioning parameters of the ventilating fan 20. Indeed, the air flow and thereby the ventilating fan will be influenced by the presence of an object and/or a person on the seat.
  • the electrical control unit 18 can thereby monitor the rotation speed of the fan and/or the supply of electrical tension and/or current of the electrical motor of the fan.
  • the electrical control unit 18 can thereby provide a signal 24 corresponding to the presence of an object and/or a person on the seat.
  • the monitored parameters can also comprise the inductance, capacitance and/or resistance of the electrical motor of the fan.
  • the supply tension and/or the supply current of the at least one electrical air fan are indeed determined by parameters such as the electrical resistance, the inductance, the capacitance and/or the potential difference of the electrical motor of the fan.
  • the seat ventilating systemcan also comprise sensor(s) monitoring the air flow, like for example a flow sensor and/or a pressure sensor.
  • the electrical control unit 18 connected to this or these sensors is alsoconfigured for monitoring the presence and/or the absence of a person and/or an object placed on the said cushion part 10a based on these signals.
  • the control unit 18 monitoring the values of at least one functioning parameter of the seat ventilating system.
  • the values of those different functioning parameters can be compared to reference values of said functioning parameters established when the seat 10 is free. In other words, those reference values can be established under a calibration step.
  • the results of this calibration step, resulting in reference values of the different envisioned functioning parameters will be processed and saved by the electrical control unit 18 of the motor vehicle. Subsequently, once a change will be detected by the control unit, it will be compared to the saved reference values obtained during the calibration step.
  • the control unit will regulate the temperature and/or the power of the air flow of the seat ventilating system.
  • the output 24 will provide information to the different actuators present in a motor vehicle to guarantee the safety of the one or more occupants of the vehicle in case of a collision.
  • Those actuators will therefore regulate, for example, the inflating and/or the way of triggering of the airbag or of an inflatable cushion.
  • FIG 4 illustrates the functioning of the seat of figures 2 and 3.
  • the block diagram in Figure 4 illustrates the functioning of the seat of figures 2 and 3.
  • the seatventilation system comprising an air fan, is sufficient to carry out the desired object of the present invention.

Abstract

A seat configured for a motor vehicle and capable of detecting the presence and/or the absence of a person and/or an object placed on said seat is provided. The seat comprises a seat ventilating system (11, 20) and an electrical control unit (18) for monitoring said system (11, 20). The electrical control unit (18) is configured for detecting the presence and/or the absence of a person and/or an object placed on said seat based on at least one functioning parameter of the seat ventilating system (11, 20).

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SEAT WITH VENTILATING SYSTEMADAPTED FOR DETECTING PRESENCE ON SAID SEAT
Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a seat, in particular to a seat of a motor vehicle capable to detect the presence and/or the absence of a person and/or an object on said seat.
Background Nowadays, it is generally common to equip a seat of a motor vehicle with sensor(s) for controlling safety systems, such as airbags, depending on the type and the position of the person who is sitting on the seat.
US patent application published US 2007/0120400 A1 discloses a seat with a sensor suitable for detecting the presence of a person and/or an object placed on said seat. The sensor consists of a bladder filed with silicone and disposed within layers of an air distributing material in the core of the cushion of the seat. This bladder comprises a pressure transducer placed within the bladder and capable to detect the presence of the person and/or the object which is placed on said seat.An electronic control unit is connected to the pressure transducer. The control unit is responsive to the pressure provided by the bladder and transmitted by the pressure transducer and controls the activation of an airbag disposed in the vehicle. An air fan is disposed on the bottom side of the seat cushion part to generate a ventilating airflow through the cushion. The bladder comprises alsoone or several dead zones, i.e. zones which do not provide relevant contribution in the detection of presence on the seat. Electric cabling and/or the ventilation airflow can pass through such a dead zone of the bladder. Figure 1 is a block diagram illustrating the architecture and the functioning of the above discussed seat with regard to the ventilation and the presence detection. The seat 1 comprises two distinct units, i.e. a first one comprising the ventilation system 2, and a second one comprising the bladder3, the pressure transducer 4 and a presence detection control unit5.The presence of these two distinct units renders the seat construction complex and expensive.
Su mmary of the Invention The purpose of the present invention is to provide a ventilated seat capable of detecting the presence and/or the absence of a person and/or an object which is cheaper to manufacture.
The invention has for object a seat designed for a motor vehicle andcomprising a seat ventilating system, remarkable in that it further comprises an electrical control unit for said seat ventilating system, said electrical control unit being configured for detecting the presence and/or the absence of a person and/or an object placed on said seat based on at least one functioning parameter of said seat ventilating means.
According to one aspect of the invention, the seat ventilating system comprises at leastone electrical air fan.
According to anotheraspect of the invention, the at least one functioning parameter of the seat ventilating system comprises the supply tension and/or the supply current of the at least one electrical air fan.
According to yet another aspect of the invention, the at least one functioning parameter of the seat ventilating system comprises the electrical resistance, the inductance and/or the capacitance of the electrical motor of the at least one electrical air fan.
According to still another aspect of the invention, the seat ventilating system comprises a flow sensor and/or a pressure sensor. The at least one functioning parameter of the seat ventilating system comprises the flow and/or the pressure of the airflow measured by said sensor(s).
According to one further aspect of the invention, the electrical control unit for monitoring the seat ventilating means is configured for comparing the at least one functioning parameter of said seat ventilating system with reference values of said parameters established when the seat is free of a presence.
The change in the at least one functioning parameter arises from the air flow and/or the air pressure change when a person and/or an object is placed on the seat.
According to another further aspect of the invention, the seat ventilating systemis configured to produce an air flow and/or an air pressure that changes when a person and/or an object is placed on the seat.
According to yet a further aspect of the invention, the seat ventilating systemis placed in a seat cushion part of the seat.
Another disclosure of the present invention consists in a motor vehicle which comprises at least one seat and which is remarkable in that at least one seat is in compliance with the seat designed for a motor vehicle depicted in this invention.
The motor vehicle further comprises at least one airbag, or an inflatable cushion, for protecting an occupant of the vehicle in case of a collision. Moreover, the control unit of the ventilation system is operably connected with a control unit of the airbag, or of the inflatable cushion.
The motor vehicle yet further comprises at least one cooling system for regulating the temperature and/or the power of the air flow inside the motor vehicle. Moreover, the control unit of the seat ventilating system is operably connected with a control unit of the cooling system.
The measures of the invention are particularly interesting in that they make profit of the otherwise already existing seat ventilating system for detecting the presence of a person and/or an object on the seat.
Brief description of the drawi ngs The present invention will be better understood from reading the description that will be given below in relation to the Figures of the accompanying drawings, in which:
Figure 1 is a block diagram illustrating the architecture and the functioning of a known seat with regard to the ventilation and the presence detection; Figure 2 shows in simplified form a seat according to the invention;
Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the cushion part of the seat of figure 2;
Figure 4 is a block diagram illustrating the architecture and the functioning of the seat of figures 2 and 3.
Detailed description of the preferred embodi ments
With reference to figure 2, the seat 10 comprises a seat cushion part 10a and a backrest part 10b. In the internal core of the seat cushion part 10a, there is a hollow volume 1 1 which comprises the basic component behind the present invention namely a seat ventilation system. This hollow volume 1 1 and its surroundings are depicted in details in the cross-sectional view of the seat 10 in Figure 3.
It has to be pointed out that the present description is also valid for an embodiment in which the hollow volume is present within the internal core of the backrest part 10b.
With reference to figure 3, the seat 10 comprises a seat cushion part 10a which is made of foam material 12. The foam material 12 is preferably such as it prevents the air to flow through it. At different places distributed regularly onto the seat cushion part 10a, channels 14 are disposed allowing the air to flow into the internal core of the seat 10. The air flows into an air-distributing material 1 6 until it reaches the ventilatingfan 20, disposed on the bottom side of the seat 10. The arrows onto figure 3 represent the direction of the air flow through the seat 10.
The electrical motor of the air fan is characterized by its supply tension and/or its supply current.
The seat ventilating system is configured to produce an air flow and/or an air pressure that changes when a person and/or an object is placed on the seat.
The seat ventilating system is also electrically connected with an electrical control unit 18. This electrical control unit 18 is configured for controlling the seat ventilating system, more particularly the ventilating fan 20 so as to achieve the desired ventilation 22 of the seat. The electrical control unit 18 is also configured to monitor at least one functioning parameter of the seat ventilation system, like for example at least one parameter of the functioning parameters of the ventilating fan 20. Indeed, the air flow and thereby the ventilating fan will be influenced by the presence of an object and/or a person on the seat. The electrical control unit 18 can thereby monitor the rotation speed of the fan and/or the supply of electrical tension and/or current of the electrical motor of the fan. Based on a comparison with reference values when the seat is free of occupant, the electrical control unit 18 can thereby provide a signal 24 corresponding to the presence of an object and/or a person on the seat. The monitored parameters can also comprise the inductance, capacitance and/or resistance of the electrical motor of the fan. The supply tension and/or the supply current of the at least one electrical air fan are indeed determined by parameters such as the electrical resistance, the inductance, the capacitance and/or the potential difference of the electrical motor of the fan.
The seat ventilating systemcan also comprise sensor(s) monitoring the air flow, like for examplea flow sensor and/or a pressure sensor. The electrical control unit 18 connected to this or these sensors is alsoconfigured for monitoring the presence and/or the absence of a person and/or an object placed on the said cushion part 10a based on these signals.
Once a person sits on the seat 10 and/or once an object is placed on the seat 10, the air flow speed, the air pressure and/or the weight imposed on its top will be modified. This variation will be detected by the control unit 18 monitoring the values of at least one functioning parameter of the seat ventilating system. The values of those different functioning parameters can be compared to reference values of said functioning parameters established when the seat 10 is free. In other words, those reference values can be established under a calibration step. The results of this calibration step, resulting in reference values of the different envisioned functioning parameters will be processed and saved by the electrical control unit 18 of the motor vehicle. Subsequently, once a change will be detected by the control unit, it will be compared to the saved reference values obtained during the calibration step. Depending of the type of the person and/or the object, the control unitwill regulate the temperature and/or the power of the air flow of the seat ventilating system.
In the same manner, the output 24 will provide information to the different actuators present in a motor vehicle to guarantee the safety of the one or more occupants of the vehicle in case of a collision. Those actuators will therefore regulate, for example, the inflating and/or the way of triggering of the airbag or of an inflatable cushion.
The block diagram in Figure 4 illustrates the functioning of the seat of figures 2 and 3. By comparing this block diagram with Figure 1 , the advantages of the present invention compared to what has already been established in the art are quite apparent. Indeed, with the features of the present seat 10, there is no more need to provide two different systems to provide a cooling or ventilation system required to provide comfort to the passengers and a passenger data system required for ensuring safety of one or more occupant of the vehicle in case of vehicle crash. The seatventilation system, comprising an air fan, is sufficient to carry out the desired object of the present invention.
This simplicity of such a seat has also important consequences on the cost of manufacturing those seats with those features.

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1 . Seat (10) designed for a motor vehicle and comprising a seat ventilating system (1 1 , 20);
characterized in that it further comprises
an electrical control unit (18) for said seat ventilating system (1 1 , 20), said electricalcontrol unit (18)being configured for detecting the presence and/or the absence of a person and/or an object placed on said seat (10)based on at least one functioning parameter of said seat ventilating means (20).
2. Seat (10) according to claim 1 , characterized in that the seat ventilating system (1 1 , 20) comprisesat least oneelectrical air fan, the at least one functioning parameter of saidseat ventilating system (1 1 , 20)comprising the supply tension and/or the supply current of the at least one electrical airfan.
3. Seat (10) according to claim 2, characterized in that the at least one functioning parameter of the seat ventilating system (1 1 , 20)comprises the electrical resistance, the inductance, the capacitance and/or the potential difference of the electrical motor of the at least one electrical air fan.
4. Seat (10) according to any one of claims 1 to3, characterized in that the seat ventilating system (1 1 , 20) comprises a flow sensor and/or a pressure sensor, the at least one functioning parameter of said seat ventilating system (1 1 , 20) comprising the flow and/or the pressure of the airflow measured by said sensor(s).
5. Seat (10) according to any one of claimsl to 4, characterized in that the electrical control unit (18) is configured for comparing the at least one functioning parameter of the seat ventilating system (1 1 , 20) with reference values of said parameters established when the seat (10) is free of presence.
6. Seat (10) according to claim 5, characterized in that the change in the at least one functioningparameter of the seat ventilating system (1 1 , 20), compared to reference values of said functioning parameters established when the seat (10) is free of presence, arises from the air flow and/or the air pressure change when a person and/or an object is placed on said seat (10).
7. Seat (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the seat ventilating system (1 1 , 20)is configured to produce an air flow and/or an air pressure that changes when a person and/or an object is placed on said seat.
8. Seat (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the seat ventilating system (1 1 , 20)is placed in a seat cushion part (10a) of theseat.
9. Motor vehicle comprising at least one seat (10), characterized in that the at least one seat (10) is in accordance with any one of claims 1 to 9.
10. Motor vehicle according to claim 9 comprising at least one airbag for protecting one or more occupant of the vehicle in case of a collision, characterized in that the electrical control unit (18) of the seat ventilating system (1 1 , 20)is operably connected with a control unit of the airbag.
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