Haptic feedback system for vehicle seating

US8942892B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8942892-B2
Application numberUS-201013510879-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 15, 2010
Priority dateNov 18, 2009
Publication dateJan 27, 2015
Grant dateJan 27, 2015

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A vehicle seating system includes a vehicle seat and a seat control motor coupled to the vehicle seat. The seat control motor is configured to move the vehicle seat to an occupant-desired position. The vehicle seating system also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the seat control motor. The controller is configured to output a signal to the seat control motor to induce a vibration within the vehicle seat.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A vehicle seating system comprising: a vehicle seat; a seat control motor coupled to the vehicle seat and configured to move the vehicle seat to an occupant-desired position and to induce a vibration within the vehicle seat; a controller communicatively coupled to the seat control motor, wherein the controller is configured to output a first signal to the seat control motor to induce the vibration within the vehicle seat; and a sensor coupled to…

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What does patent US8942892B2 cover?
A vehicle seating system includes a vehicle seat and a seat control motor coupled to the vehicle seat. The seat control motor is configured to move the vehicle seat to an occupant-desired position. The vehicle seating system also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the seat control motor. The controller is configured to output a signal to the seat control motor to induce a vibratio…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Veen Gerald R, Jarocha William M, Johnson Controls Tech Co
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60N2/0276. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 27 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).