Power Seat Switch Grip Integrating Slide, Recline, and Tilt Controls
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing power seat operation switches in vehicles require separate operation of multiple switches, leading to complexity and potential incorrect selection, making them difficult to use and operate effectively.
Innovation Solution
A control grip portion on the power seat operation switch that can move longitudinally, vertically, and rotate forward/backward, incorporating switches for sliding, reclining, and tilting the seat, allowing users to adjust the seat by naturally operating the grip in conformity with the seat's movements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If multiple separate switches are arranged on a switch box, then the device structure is simple and easy to mount, but the ease of operation deteriorates requiring separate operation of each switch and causing incorrect selection
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate switches (forward/backward slide switches, reclining switches, and front/rear portion adjusting switches) into a single integrated control grip. The control grip integrates all switch operations into one unified component that can be manipulated with a single hand, eliminating the need to separately locate and operate multiple switches on a switch box.
Solution Approach 2:
The control grip serves multiple functions simultaneously - it controls seat sliding forward/backward, reclining angle, and front/rear portion height adjustment all through one component. This multi-functional design allows a single grip to replace multiple specialized switches, improving operability while maintaining manufacturing simplicity.
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AI summary
An operation switch (1) for a power seat in vehicle, which allows an occupant to adjust the seat forward/backward (C), tilt the rear/front part of the seat up/down (D) and recline (A) a backrest of the seat by naturally operating a grip portion only in the conformity with actual movements of the seat and which comprises a main body attached to a side of the seat and a grip portion (1) movable in longitudinal (X) and vertical (Y) directions relative to the main body and turnable forward/backward (θ) about a center axis of the body, wherein the main body incorporates a switch for sliding the power seat forward or backward (C) while moving the grip portion in the longitudinal direction (X), a switch for tilting the rear part of the seat up or down (B) while moving the grip portion in the vertical direction (Y), a switch for reclining a backrest of the seat while turning the grip portion forward or backward (θ) and a switch for tilting the front part of the seat up or down (D) while operating upward or downward a knob (31) attached to a front of the grip portion (1).