Position control apparatus for automobile driver
US4698571A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 1986 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/45185
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a system for automatically adjusting parts of the environmental settings surrounding an automobile driver such as the setting of the rear view mirrors, the seat portion, and so forth; to a predetermined optimum setting for the individual driver. The system includes operating buttons for first adjusting the settings manually to an optimum position, position detectors for sensing the position of each part of the environment, a memory unit for storing the optimum positions and a control unit for moving the respective parts from an arbitrary position to the optimum positions stored in the memory unit when a command key is depressed.
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