Mode adjustment system and mode adjustment method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12024068-B2
Application number	US-202117911956-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 16, 2021
Priority date	Mar 17, 2020
Publication date	Jul 2, 2024
Grant date	Jul 2, 2024

Abstract

A mode adjustment system capable of changing interior in a conveyance with less effort and time includes an input device that allows an occupant to select mode information in which position information of a seat and a shade are registered in advance, a mode switching device that receives the mode information from the input device and switches the positions of the seat and the shade based on the mode information, a seat adjustment device, and a shade adjustment device. The mode switching device includes a seat movement amount calculator calculating the movement amount of the seat and a shade movement amount calculator calculating the movement amount of the shade, the seat adjustment device adjusts the position of the seat based on the calculated movement amount of the seat, and the shade adjustment device adjusts the position of the shade based on the calculated movement amount of the shade.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A mode adjustment system for adjusting positions of a seat and a shade provided in an interior of a conveyance, comprising:
an input device that is configured so that an occupant selects one of a plurality of mode information in which position information of the seat and the shade are registered in advance;
a mode switching device that receives the mode information selected by the occupant from the input device and switches the positions of the seat and the shade on the basis of the received mode information;
a seat adjustment device that adjusts the position of the seat; and
a shade adjustment device that adjusts the position of the shade,
wherein the mode switching device includes:
a storage that stores the plurality of mode information,
an input that receives the mode information selected from the input device,
a seat position detector that detects a current position of the seat,
a seat movement amount calculator that calculates a movement amount of the seat from position information of the seat registered in the mode information and a current position of the seat detected by the seat position detector,
a shade position detector that detects a current position of the shade,
a shade movement amount calculator that calculates a movement amount of the shade from position information of the shade registered in the mode information and a current position detected by the shade position detector, and
a transmitter that transmits the calculated movement amount of the seat to the seat adjustment device and transmits the calculated movement amount of the shade to the shade adjustment device,

wherein the seat adjustment device adjusts the position of the seat on the basis of the received movement amount of the seat, and
wherein the shade adjustment device adjusts the position of the shade on the basis of the received movement amount of the shade.

2. The mode adjustment system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a door lock device that locks a door of the conveyance,
wherein the mode switching device includes a door lock detector that detects a locked state of the door,
wherein the mode switching device detects the locked state of the door by the door lock detector before the positions of the seat and the shade are adjusted, and
wherein the mode switching device locks the door by the door lock device when the door is not locked.

3. The mode adjustment system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the mode switching device switches the positions of the seat and the shade when the conveyance is in a stop state or an automatic driving state.

4. The mode adjustment system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a biological information detection device that detects biological information of the occupant; and
a notification device that notifies the occupant of an alarm,
wherein when the biological information detection device detects a change in the biological information of the occupant, the mode switching device instructs the shade adjustment device to move the shade to a predetermined position and instructs the notification device to notify the alarm.

5. The mode adjustment system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a movable member that is provided in a door of the conveyance to be movable on the door; and
a movable member adjustment device that adjusts a position of the movable member,
wherein the mode switching device includes an occupant position detector that detects a current position of the occupant and instructs the movable member adjustment device to adjust the position of the movable member on the basis of the current position of the occupant detected by the occupant position detector.

6. The mode adjustment system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a movable member that is provided in a door of the conveyance to be movable on the door; and
a movable member adjustment device that adjusts a position of the movable member,
wherein the mode switching device instructs the movable member adjustment device to adjust the position of the movable member on the basis of a current position of the seat detected by the seat position detector.

7. The mode adjustment system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a movable member that is provided in a door of the conveyance to be movable on the door,
wherein the mode switching device includes a movable member position detector that detects a current position of the movable member and instructs the seat adjustment device to adjust the position of the seat on the basis of the current position of the movable member detected by the movable member position detector.

8. The mode adjustment system according to claim 7 ,
wherein the movable member is provided to be movable on a door trim provided on an interior side of the door.

9. The mode adjustment system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the mode switching device includes a window position detector that detects a current position of a window provided in the conveyance and switches the positions of the seat and the shade when a current position of the window detected by the window position detector is located at a closed position.

10. The mode adjustment system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a window adjustment device that adjusts a position of a window provided in the conveyance,
wherein the mode switching device includes a window position detector that detects a current position of the window and instructs the window adjustment device to move the window to the position of the shade when a current position of the window detected by the window position detector is located at an open position.

11. The mode adjustment system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the mode switching device includes a window position detector that detects the current position of the window provided in the conveyance, and
wherein the mode switching device instructs the shade adjustment device to adjust the position of the shade on the basis of the current position of the window.

12. The mode adjustment system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a window adjustment device that adjusts a position of a window provided in the conveyance,
wherein the mode switching device instructs the window adjustment device to adjust the position of the window on the basis of the current position of the shade.

13. A mode adjustment method of adjusting positions of a seat and a shade by using an input device configured to select one of a plurality of mode information in which position information of the seat and the shade provided in an interior of a conveyance are registered, a mode switching device switching the positions of the seat and the shade on the basis of the mode information, a seat adjustment device adjusting the position of the seat, and a shade adjustment device adjusting the position of the shade, comprising:
causing the mode switching device to store the plurality of mode information;
causing the mode switching device to receive the mode information selected by the input device from the input device;
causing the mode switching device to detect a current position of the seat;
causing the mode switching device to detect a current position of the shade;
causing the mode switching device to calculate a movement amount of the seat from position information of the seat included in the mode information received from the input device and the detected current position of the seat;
causing the mode switching device to calculate a movement amount of the shade from position information of the shade included in the mode information received from the input device and the detected current positi

Assignees

• Ts Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Miyoshi Takako
• Kobori Takayuki
• Seya Akio
• Shibayama Hiroki
• Iizuka Kazuyoshi
• Furuta Ai
• Mima Kazuaki
• Hoshi Yuichiro
• Chiba Tomohisa
• Mori Kensuke

Classifications

• B60N2/0244 Primary

  with logic circuits · CPC title

• B60J1/2011

  Blinds; curtains or screens reducing heat or light intensity (means against intense light blinding the driver or passengers B60J3/00) · CPC title

• B60N2/0272

  using sensors or detectors for detecting the position of seat parts · CPC title

• B60R16/037

  for occupant comfort {, e.g. for automatic adjustment of appliances according to personal settings, e.g. seats, mirrors, steering wheel} · CPC title

• B60N2/06

  slidable (B60N2/12 {, B60N2/2209} take precedence) · CPC title