IP Library Granted Patent US 10,933,770
Granted Patent B2
US 10,933,770 · App. 16/577,904 · Granted Mar 2, 2021

Power seat device

Inventors: Atsutoshi Goto (Aichi, JP); Hiroyuki Kojima (Aichi, JP); Takanari Matsumoto (Aichi, JP); Kenichi Katsube (Kanagawa, JP); Daisuke Tanaka (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignees: IMASEN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.; NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
B60N2/0252B60N2/0232B60N2/10B60N2/20B60N2002/0272
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Patent No.
US 10,933,770
App. No.
16/577,904
Granted
Mar 2, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A power seat device is configured to acquire a target associated position of a tilted position, corresponding to a current position of a seatback for allowing the seatback to reach an end position in a reclining range, and a seat to reach an end position in a tilting range simultaneously. Outputs of a reclining motor and a tilting motor are adjusted so that the tilted position coincides with the acquired target associated position.

Claims (20)

1. A power seat device comprising:

a seat;

a seatback rotatably connected to the seat;

a reclining motor adapted to recline the seatback;

a tilting motor adapted to tilt the seat;

a switch adapted to drive the reclining motor and the tilting motor simultaneously;

a correspondence position acquisition unit adapted to acquire a correspondence position between a reclined position of the seatback and a tilted position of the seat for allowing the seatback to reach an end position in a reclining range and allowing the seat to reach an end position in a tilting range simultaneously; and

an output adjustment unit adapted to adjust at least one of outputs of the reclining motor and the tilting motor to establish the acquired correspondence position.

2. The power seat device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a reclining sensor adapted to detect a reclined position of the seatback; and

a tilting sensor adapted to detect a tilted position of the seat.

3. The power seat device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the end position in the reclining range of the seatback includes a most forward reclined position, and a most backward reclined position;

the end position in the tilting range of the seat includes a lowest position of a front side of the seat, and a highest position of the front side of the seat; and

the correspondence position acquisition unit is adapted to acquire the correspondence position between the reclined position of the seatback and the tilted position of the seat to establish at least one of a first state in which the seatback reaches the most forward reclined position, and the front side of the seat reaches the lowest position simultaneously, and a second state in which the seatback reaches the most backward reclined position, and the front side of the seat reaches the highest position simultaneously.

4. The power seat device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the correspondence position acquisition unit is adapted to acquire the correspondence position of the tilted seat, corresponding to a current reclined position of the seatback;

the output adjustment unit is adapted to determine whether a current tilted position of the seat precedes the acquired correspondence position;

if it is determined that the tilted position precedes, the output of the tilting motor is lowered; and

if it is determined that the tilted position does not precede, the output of the reclining motor is lowered.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 20, 2019
From: GOTO, ATSUTOSHI; KOJIMA, HIROYUKI; MATSUMOTO, TAKANARI; KATSUBE, KENICHI; TANAKA, DAISUKE
To: IMASEN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.; NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-214365 · Nov 15, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200156506A1 · May 21, 2020
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