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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2002
Tommy Fristedt, Bottnaryd, SE;
Kongsberg Automotive AB, , SE;
Abstract
Apparatus is disclosed for heating a vehicle seat including a heating element for heating the vehicle seat, a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature created by the heating element, a control unit connected to the heating element and including a feed line for feeding a current to the heating element if the temperature measured by the temperature sensor is below a predetermined desired temperature, a communicator for receiving information from an external source, an external operating unit separated from the control unit, at least one functioning unit connected to the external operating unit, the external operating unit including programmed logic for generating information based on the state of the functional unit and a programmed function transmitting the information, and a transmission channel for transmitting the information from the external operating unit to the control unit whereby the control unit can be operated by means of that information. A method for heating a vehicle seat in this manner is also disclosed.