Keith W Parrott

Address:

306 E Baldwin St, Saint Johns, MI 48879

Phone:

(517)2311215

VIN:

1G1PF5SC6C7133142

Make:

CHEVROLET

Model:

CRUZE

Year:

2012

US Patent:

7555380, Jun 30, 2009

Filed:

Apr 15, 2005

Appl. No.:

10/907804

Inventors:

H. Winston Maue - Farmington Hills MI, US
Scott Robert Gauss - Shelby Township MI, US
Naoko Kawahara - Yawata, JP
Craig Gerald Goodman - Lansing MI, US
Daryl Gerard Petricca - Rochester Hills MI, US
Jonathan Lloyd Wenc - Hancock MI, US
Daniel Drew - Glenview IL, US
Jeremy R. Geiger - Harbor Beach MI, US
Michael Paul Thielen - Baroda MI, US
Lukman Efendy - West Sumatra, ID
Keith Parrott - Otter Lake MI, US

Assignee:

Lear Corporation - Southfield MI

International Classification:

B60R 21/16

US Classification:

701 49, 180271, 280735, 356 401

Abstract:

A non-contact seat position system is provided. The system includes a lower seat track, an upper seat track, a target and a sensor. The upper seat track is positionably connected to the lower seat track, whereby the upper seat track may be positioned into a desirable location. The target is connected either to the lower seat track or the upper seat track, and the sensor is connected to the other of the lower seat track and the upper seat track. The sensor has a line of sight with the target, wherein the sensor when powered, outputs a sensor signal determined from a reflected signal coming from the target. In a first embodiment of the system, the sensor is an infrared sensor. In a second embodiment of the system the sensor is an optical sensor. A method of non-contact seat position system determination is also provided.