Computer cockpit and adjusting method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11490737-B2
Application number	US-201916431754-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 5, 2019
Priority date	Feb 16, 2019
Publication date	Nov 8, 2022
Grant date	Nov 8, 2022

Abstract

A computer cockpit including a cockpit body, a driving module, a sensing module and a controlling module. The cockpit body includes a seat, a backrest and a display interface all movably disposed on the cockpit body. The display interface and the backrest are respectively located at two opposite sides of the seat. The driving module and the sensing module are disposed to the cockpit body, and the sensing module is configured to provide sensing data. The sensing data includes a seat pressure sensing value and a backrest pressure sensing value. The controlling module is electrically connected to the driving module and the sensing module, and configured to send an adjusting command according to the sensing data. The driving module is configured to receive the adjusting command to synchronously rotate the seat, the backrest and the display interface to a working angle and reduce a difference between the backrest pressure sensing value and the seat pressure sensing value.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer cockpit, comprising:
a body, comprising a seat, a backrest and a display interface, the seat, the backrest and the display interface being movably disposed on the body, and the display interface and the backrest being respectively located at two opposite sides of the seat;
a driving module, disposed to the body;
a sensing module, disposed to the body, and configured to provide sensing data, wherein the sensing data comprises a seat pressure sensing value and a backrest pressure sensing value; and
a controlling module, electrically connected to the driving module and the sensing module, and configured to send an adjusting command according to the sensing data,
wherein the driving module is configured to receive the adjusting command to synchronously rotate the seat, the backrest and the display interface to a working angle and reduce a difference between the backrest pressure sensing value and the seat pressure sensing value, wherein the seat and the backrest are pivotally connected to the body by an axis, and when the seat, the backrest and the display interface are in the working angle, a following equation is satisfied:
W 2 sin(θ1+θ2) L 2= W 1 cos(θ2) L 1

wherein W1 is a first pressure exerted to the seat,
W2 is a second pressure exerted to the backrest,
θ1 is an initial angle of the backrest and the display interface relative to the seat,
θ2 is the working angle,
L1 is a first horizontal distance between a force acting position of the first pressure and the axis, and
L2 is a second horizontal distance between a force acting position of the second pressure and the axis.

2. The computer cockpit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the sensing module comprises:
a seat pressure sensor, disposed to the seat and electrically connected to the controlling module, and configured to sense a pressure exerted on the seat and correspondingly generate the seat pressure sensing value.

3. The computer cockpit as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the body further comprises a headrest connected to the backrest, the sensing data further comprises a headrest pressure sensing value, the sensing module comprises:
a backrest pressure sensor, disposed to the backrest and electrically connected to the controlling module, and configured to sense a pressure exerted on the backrest and correspondingly generate the backrest pressure sensing value; and
a headrest pressure sensor, disposed to the headrest and electrically connected to the controlling module, and configured to sense a pressure exerted on the headrest and correspondingly generate the headrest pressure sensing value.

4. The computer cockpit as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the sensing data further comprises a human body position sensing value, a head position sensing value and/or an eye position sensing value, the sensing module comprises:
a human body infrared sensor, disposed to the body and electrically connected to the controlling module, and configured to sense whether a user sits on the seat and correspondingly generate the human body position sensing value; and
a head infrared sensor, disposed to the body and electrically connected to the controlling module, and configured to sense whether a head of a user is located ill front of the headrest and correspondingly generate the head position sensing value, and/or configured to sense a position of eyes of the user and correspondingly generate the eye position sensing value.

5. The computer cockpit as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the adjusting command comprises a working angle adjusting command, and the driving module comprises:
a posture adjusting driver, disposed to the body, and coupled to the seat and the backrest and electrically connected to the controlling module, and configured to receive the working angle adjusting command to synchronously rotate the seat, the backrest and the display interface to the working angle.

6. The computer cockpit as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the display interface is rotatably disposed on the body, the adjusting command comprises a display interface rotating command, and the driving module comprises:
a display interface rotating driver, disposed to the body, coupled to the display interface and electrically connected to the controlling module, and configured to receive the display interface rotating command to rotate the display interface to face the backrest.

7. The computer cockpit as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the display interface is slidably disposed on the body, the adjusting command comprises a display interface sliding command, and the driving module comprises:
a display interface sliding driver, disposed to the body, coupled to the display interface and electrically connected to the controlling module, and configured to receive the display interface sliding command to adjust a height of the display interface.

8. The computer cockpit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the sensing module comprises:
a backrest pressure sensor, disposed to the backrest and electrically connected to the controlling module, and configured to sense a pressure exerted on the backrest and correspondingly generate the backrest pressure sensing value.

9. The computer cockpit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the body further comprises a headrest connected to the backrest, the sensing data further comprises a headrest pressure sensing value, and the sensing module comprises:
a headrest pressure sensor, disposed to the headrest and electrically connected to the controlling module, and configured to sense a pressure exerted on the headrest and correspondingly generate the headrest pressure sensing value.

10. The computer cockpit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the sensing data further comprises a human body position sensing value, the sensing module comprises:
a human body infrared sensor, disposed to the body and electrically connected to the controlling module, and configured to sense whether a user sits on the seat and correspondingly generate the human body position sensing value.

11. The computer cockpit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the body further comprises a headrest connected to the backrest, the sensing data further comprises a head position sensing value and/or an eye position sensing value, and the sensing module comprises:
a head infrared sensor, disposed to the body and electrically connected to the controlling module, and configured to sense whether a head of a user is located in front of the headrest and correspondingly generate the head position sensing value, and/or configured to sense a position of eyes of the user and correspondingly generate the eye position sensing value.

12. The computer cockpit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the adjusting command comprises a working angle adjusting command, and the driving module comprises:
a posture adjusting driver, disposed to the body, and coupled to the seat and the backrest and electrically connected to the controlling module, and configured to receive the working angle adjusting command to synchronously rotate the seat, the backrest and the display interface to the working angle.

13. The computer cockpit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the controlling module comprises:
a storing unit, configured to store a compared table; and
a microcontroller unit, electrically connected to the driving module, the sensing module and the storing unit, and configured to send the adjusting command according to the sensing data and the compared table.

14. The computer cockpit as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the backrest and the display interface are rotatably connected to the seat, and the backrest and the display interfac

Assignees

• Acer Inc

Inventors

• Kuo Yan-Lin
• Peng Hsueh-Chih

Classifications

• A47C7/72

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• A47C3/18

  Chairs or stools with rotatable seat (adjustable in height by rotation A47C3/24) · CPC title

• A47C7/723 Primary

  with display screens · CPC title

• A63F13/25

  Output arrangements for video game devices · CPC title

• A47C1/00

  Chairs adapted for special purposes (chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs, A61G5/00; operating chairs or dental chairs A61G15/00) · CPC title