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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011

Filed:

Sep. 14, 2009
Applicants:

Morio Sakai, Toyota, JP;

Masaki Mori, Kariya, JP;

Toshiro Maeda, Anjo, JP;

Inventors:

Morio Sakai, Toyota, JP;

Masaki Mori, Kariya, JP;

Toshiro Maeda, Anjo, JP;

Assignee:

Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/04 (2006.01); B60N 2/06 (2006.01); B60N 2/12 (2006.01); B60N 2/16 (2006.01); B60N 2/18 (2006.01); B60N 2/20 (2006.01); B60N 2/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A power seat system for a vehicle, includes an operational switch configured to be operated by an occupant for changing positions and attitudes of a vehicle seat whose positions and attitudes are electrically adjusted, a sensor portion positioned in the vicinity of the operational switch and detecting a hand of the occupant approaching the operational switch without contacting the hand of the occupant, and a control portion changing the positions and attitudes of the vehicle seat by actuating an actuator on the basis of an output from the operational switch, the control portion configured to display an operational display indicating adjusting portions and directions of the vehicle seat, which is adjustable by means of the operational switch on the basis of the output from the sensor portion, at an display device provided in a vehicle.


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