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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 14, 1999
Chris George Oehring, Monroe, MI (US);
Gerhard Allan Dage, Franklin, MI (US);
Hilton W. Girard, Roseville, MI (US);
John David Hoeschele, Detroit, MI (US);
Lee Davidson Foster, Belleville, MI (US);
Ford Global Technolgies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for automatically controlling the temperature of a vehicle seat (,) based on a variety of factors, including vehicle interior temperature, outside temperature, sunload, and user set point. Each of these readings is sent to a controller (,) where they are weighted by a formula to arrive at a target temperature. Based on that target temperature, a seat level is calculated and then transmitted to a heated seat controller (,) to apply the appropriate temperature to the vehicle seats (,).