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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2000
Douglas H. Frasher, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Kolita Mendis, Newbury Park, CA (US);
John Downs, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Kristina Jonsell, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Ulla-Britt Frajdin-Hellqvist, Kallered, SE;
Lars Jansson, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An automatically adjustable seat system ( ) includes a sensor ( ) for detecting the position of a physical feature of the driver, such as the eyes. The sensor ( ) is in communication with a controller ( ), which transfers the detected physical feature of the driver thereto. A seat positioning ( ) mechanism is in communication with the controller ( ) to automatically locate the seat ( ) in a position which provides the driver with an optimum field of view. The controller ( ) is also in communication with a pedal box ( ) and a steering column ( ) to automatically position the pedals ( ), based on the information from the sensor ( ), in an optimum position for use by the driver.