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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2024
Applicant:
Alps Alpine Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/90 (2018.01); B60N 2/00 (2006.01); B60R 16/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/90 (2018.02); B60N 2/0021 (2023.08); B60N 2/003 (2023.08); B60N 2/976 (2018.02); B60R 16/02 (2013.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); B60N 2210/12 (2023.08);
Abstract
A vehicle system includes a seat of a vehicle, and a vibration generation device provided in the seat. The vibration generation device includes a housing, a diaphragm supported on the housing, an actuator attached to at least one of the housing and the diaphragm, and a sensor, including a detection electrode, and configured to detect a user approaching the detection electrode. The diaphragm and the detection electrode are formed by a common member.