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    • 专利摘要:
    The present invention relates to a method for controlling a massage system of a motor vehicle seat incorporating a massage function, said method comprising the steps of displaying on a tactile interface display and control of said vehicle of a menu parameterizing said massage function in which the last parameters chosen by the user are preselected by default (100), this display of the setting menu being actuated by the user pressing a physical button ( al); and launching the massage function with the preselected parameters by default or newly selected via said setup menu (300), this launch of said massage function being actuated by the user pressing said button physical control when said setting menu is displayed (a2). The invention also relates to a system adapted to the implementation of such a method.
    公开号:FR3018749A1
    申请号:FR1452402
    申请日:2014-03-21
    公开日:2015-09-25
    发明作者:Gael Hansen；Olivier Morellec
    申请人:Peugeot Citroen Automobiles SA；
    IPC主号:
    专利说明:

    [0001] FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to motor vehicle seats incorporating a massage function. . The invention relates more particularly to a method of controlling this massage function and a system adapted to the implementation of such a method. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The driver seats of high-end motor vehicles generally incorporate a massage function at the seat to ensure driver relaxation, especially on long journeys. The control of this massage function is usually done via the touch interface of the centralized control system of the vehicle located in the central part of the dashboard.
    [0002] Since the number of functions controlled by such a centralized control system is now particularly high, the front passengers of the vehicle may have difficulty in quickly accessing the menu corresponding to this massage function. This is particularly the case for the driver who must manipulate the touch interface of this centralized control system while driving. In addition, the fact that his gaze is then diverted to this touch interface causes a temporary hypovigilance of this driver accident source. The US patent application US 2014/0025258 proposes a method of controlling this seat massage function does not require systematic manipulation of the touch interface to ensure the launch of the seat massage function.
    [0003] According to this method, this driver begins by activating the selection mode of a massage program by pressing a first button located on the side of the seat. This mode of selection will then launch a quick and cyclic overview of the different massage programs that the seat offers, each of them corresponding to a specific area of body massage. If the user feels that the preview of the first massage program does not suit him, the latter waits until the launch of the overview of the next program, and so on. When this user identifies a program preview that satisfies it, it confirms its selection by pressing a validation button located for example on the steering wheel, which results in launching the corresponding program in its entirety. Such a method of controlling the massage function of the seat 15 thus allows the user and in particular the driver of the vehicle, to launch one of the massage programs available without having to manipulate the touch screen of the centralized control system. The manipulation of this screen is only required if this user wishes to modify the massage parameters of this program: the latter then having to press a specific button during the preview of the program in question so as to cause the display to be displayed. touch screen menu screen. However, this method of controlling the seat massage function has the main disadvantage of requiring, for its implementation and in addition to the touch screen of the centralized control system of the vehicle, the implantation of three physical buttons specifically dedicated to: first to activate the selection mode, a second to select the selected program and a third to cause the display of the touch parameter menu to be displayed. The control of the seat massage function is therefore particularly intuitive for the user, at least initially when the latter does not yet know the precise function associated with each of these buttons.
    [0004] In addition, the implantation of these buttons at the seat and / or steering wheel causes a significant additional cost of the seat massage system to implement this method.
    [0005] OBJECT AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention therefore aims at providing a method for controlling the seat massage function which is particularly simple and intuitive for the user while presenting a reasonable implementation cost.
    [0006] It proposes for this purpose, a control method of a massage system of a motor vehicle seat incorporating a massage function, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: - display on a touch screen interface and controlling said vehicle with a menu for setting said massage function in which the last parameters chosen by the user are preselected by default, this display of the setting menu being actuated by the user pressing a button physical control; - Launching the massage function with the preselected default parameters or newly selected through said setting menu, this launch of said massage function being actuated by the support of the user on said physical button control when said setting menu is displayed.
    [0007] The method according to the invention allows the user to activate the start of the seat massage function with the last selected parameters preselected by default, simply having to press twice in succession on the same physical button control. This method thus allows the user and in particular the driver of the vehicle, to launch this massage function in a particularly intuitive manner and without having to manipulate the touch display interface and control. This manipulation of the touch interface is thus required only if the user wishes to modify the parameters of the massage function of the seat. In practice, since the latter has selected parameters that suit him, it is rare that he wants to change so that it uses almost systematically the only physical control button to launch the function of massage.
    [0008] In addition, and contrary to the method described in US patent application US 2014/0025258, the implementation of the method according to the invention involves only a small additional cost for the massage system: this implementation does not require in effect that the addition of a single dedicated physical button coupled to the control unit of this system. According to preferred features of the method, taken alone or in combination: said setting menu allows the user to choose from several types of predefined programs and each corresponding to one or more particular massage zones; - said setting menu allows the user to also adjust some additional parameters such as the intensity or duration of said massage function; said setting menu automatically closes after a certain predetermined period during which neither said touch interface nor said physical button has respectively been touched or pressed by the user; said predetermined time is preferably between 5 and 15 seconds; stopping said massage function during execution is actuated by the user pressing said physical control button when said setting menu is displayed; and / or - the start or stop of said massage function can also be actuated by the user pressing a touch button present in said setting menu. The present invention also relates to a massage system of a motor vehicle seat adapted to the implementation of such a method, comprising a plurality of inflatable pockets disposed in said seat, a pressure regulation module in said pockets, a touch display and control interface, and a control unit of said control module coupled to said touch interface; characterized in that it further comprises a single physical control button also coupled to said driving unit. According to preferred features of the system, taken alone or in combination: said physical control button is located on a lateral edge of the seat of said seat; and / or - said physical control button has a light on when the massage function is running. Brief description of the drawings The description of the invention will now be continued by the detailed description of an exemplary embodiment, given below by way of illustration but without limitation, with reference to the appended drawings, in which: FIG. a motor vehicle seat backrest incorporating a massage function for the passenger; - Figure 2 shows a block diagram of a massage system of a seat according to the invention; FIG. 3 represents a flow chart of a method for controlling the seat massage function, implemented using the system of FIG. 2.
    [0009] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF AN EMBODIMENT The seat back 1 shown in FIG. 1 conventionally comprises a reinforcement (not visible) typically made of a metallic or thermoplastic material, and a lining 2 intended to receive the back of a passenger when this last sits on the seat. The lining 2 surrounding the frame comprises a foam pad 3 whose outer face is covered with a fabric or leather cap, not shown for a better understanding of the invention. The massage system 10, the block diagram of which is shown in FIG. 2, comprises a plurality of inflatable pockets 20 disposed in the backrest 1, a pressure regulation module 20 in the pockets 20, a control unit 40, a button control physics 50 and a touch display and control interface 60 (see FIG. 1). As illustrated in Figure 1, the backrest 1 here comprises eight inflatable pockets 20 substantially identical and having a rectangular shape. Concealed under the coping of the file which covers them, these are implanted on the foam padding 3 within the central part of support of the file 1.
    [0010] More specifically, the inflatable pockets 20 are arranged in two sets of four, located on either side of the median plane of the backrest 1: the four inflatable pockets 20 of each series being distributed parallel to each other along the central portion file support 1.
    [0011] The pressure regulation module 30 is preferably housed in the backrest 1 of the seat. It comprises a pneumatic compressor 31 connected to a selective valve 32 electrically controlled and able to regulate the pressure prevailing in each of the inflatable pockets 20. The module 30 also comprises a plurality of pressure sensors 33 intended to ensure the permanent monitoring of the pressure in the 20. Each sensor 33 is mounted in pneumatic connection with a respective pocket at the connection with the selective valve 32. The control unit 40, preferably constituted by the intelligent service housing (BSI) of the vehicle, is equipped with a computer 41. It is electrically connected to the selective valve 32 of the pressure regulation module 30 which it controls the operation according to the control signals received from the button 50 and the touch interface 60.
    [0012] The control button 50 of the monostable pulse type, is electrically connected to the control unit 40. It is preferably located on a lateral edge of the seat cushion, so as to be easily accessible to the passenger.
    [0013] This button 50 also has a warning light 51 on when the massage function of the seat is running. The touch interface 60 is constituted by the touch screen of the centralized control system of the vehicle located in the central part of the dashboard.
    [0014] Coupled electrically with the control unit 40, the screen 60 makes it possible to display the touch parameterization menu of the backrest massage function 1 through which the passenger has the possibility of selecting the type of massage and its intensity. According to a variant of the massage system, a thin layer of foam can be interposed between all the inflatable pockets and the cap to obtain a passenger feeling comparable to that offered by the folders without such pockets. According to other embodiments of this system, the number, shape, dimensions and arrangement of the inflatable pockets are different. In particular, the backrest may have pockets of smaller size but in larger numbers so as to improve the accuracy of each massage program. According to still other embodiments, the selective valve can be replaced by a series of solenoid valves each connected to a specific inflatable pocket, and / or the impulse button is not located on the seat but close to the latter ( for example at the center console or on the inside of the door). The method of controlling the massage function of the seat back 1, implemented within the massage system 10, will now be described with reference to FIG. 3. The user wishing to activate the massage function of the seat back 1 firstly press the impulse command button 50 (action a1), which causes the display on the touch screen 60 of the setting menu of this function (step 100).
    [0015] Via this touch menu, the user has the possibility to select the parameters of the massage function (step 200). He can first choose the type of massage program he wants from a list of eight types of predefined programs each corresponding to one or more specific massage areas of the back (dorsal area, lumbar area, shoulders, alternative massage of dorsal and lumbar areas, etc ...), by moving one of his finger inside a drop-down list (action c). The passenger also has the possibility, through this menu, to adjust certain complementary parameters such as the intensity or the duration of the massage function, by moving one of his fingers along tactile cursors (action d) proposing to choose from different predefined setting values. When the setting menu appears on the screen, the last 15 massage parameters to be chosen by the user are preselected by default. The launching of the massage function (step 300) with the preselected parameters by default or that have just been selected via the parameter menu can be done in two different ways. The first possibility is for the passenger to press an on / off touch button (action b) present in the touch parameter menu displayed on the screen 60, while the second possibility is to press the button 25 again. pulse control 50 while this setting menu is displayed (action a2). This second option is especially useful when the user wants to start the massage function with the default preset massage settings. In this particular case, the manipulation of the touch screen 60 is not necessary and it suffices for him simply to press the impulse command button 50 twice more to achieve his ends.
    [0016] To prevent the touch-sensitive menu from replacing or partially overriding the main menu of the centralized control system of the vehicle (or another functional module currently in use such as the navigation system) from being displayed on the screen for too long 60 , it automatically closes (step 400) after a certain predetermined time (preferably between 5 and 15 seconds and for example equal to 10 seconds) during which neither this touch screen 60 nor the pulse button 50 n ' were respectively hit or squeezed by one of the fingers of the user (time t). The touch parameter menu can also be closed voluntarily by the user by simply pressing a dedicated touch button positioned for example in the upper corner of this menu (action e).
    [0017] When the passenger wishes to stop the running massage function before its end, the latter must first of all (if this menu is no longer displayed on the screen following its closure automatically or voluntarily) press again on the pulse control button 50 (action a1), so that the tactile setting menu of the massage function is displayed again on the screen 60. The transmission to the control unit 40 of the order to stop the current massage function can be performed in two different ways while this setting menu is displayed. The first possibility is for the passenger to press the on / off touch button present in the touch parameter menu (action b), while the second possibility is to press again the pulse control button 50 while this menu setting is displayed (action a2). This second option is particularly practical because it makes it possible to stop the execution of the massage function in progress (step 300) in a particularly easy manner and without having to manipulate the touch screen 60. According to variant embodiments of this control method, a seat massage system according to the invention, the types of massage programs and the proposed complementary parameters are different and / or a more or less important number. According to other embodiments of this method, the adjustment of the complementary parameters is carried out continuously and not among predefined adjustment values. According to still other embodiments of this method, the parameters of the massage function can be modified during its execution. Of course, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described and shown, but encompasses any embodiment within the scope of the skilled person.
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    Claims (10)
    [0001]
    REVENDICATIONS1. A method of controlling a massage system of a motor vehicle seat incorporating a massage function, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: - display on a touch display interface and control of said vehicle (60) d a menu for setting the said massage function in which the last parameters chosen by the user are preselected by default (100), this display of the setting menu being actuated by the user pressing a physical button; control (50) (a1); launching the massage function with the preselected parameters by default or newly selected via said parameter menu (300), this launch of said massage function being actuated by the user pressing said physical button; command (50) when said setting menu is displayed (a2).
    [0002]
    2. Control method according to claim 1, characterized in that said setting menu allows the user to choose from several types of predefined programs and each corresponding to one or more particular massage areas.
    [0003]
    3. Control method according to claim 2, characterized in that said setup menu allows the user to also adjust certain complementary parameters such as the intensity or duration of said massage function.
    [0004]
    4. Control method according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that said setting menu closes automatically (step 400) after a certain predetermined period during which neither said touch interface (60) nor said physical button (50) were respectively not touched or pressed by the user (t).
    [0005]
    5. Control method according to claim 4, characterized in that said predetermined time (t) is preferably between 5 and 15 seconds.
    [0006]
    6. Control method according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the stop of said massage function running (300) is actuated by the support of the user on said physical button control (50) when said setting menu is displayed (a2).
    [0007]
    7. Control method according to claim 6, characterized in that the launching or stopping of said massage function (300) can also be actuated by the support of the user on a touch button present in said parameter menu (b).
    [0008]
    8. Massage system of a motor vehicle seat adapted to the implementation of a method according to one of claims 1 to 7, comprising a plurality of inflatable pockets (20) disposed in said seat, a control module pressure (30) in said pockets (20), a touch display and control interface (60) and a control unit (40) of said control module (30) coupled to said touch interface (60); characterized in that it further comprises a single physical control button (50) also coupled to said control unit (40).
    [0009]
    9. Massage system according to claim 8, characterized in that said physical control button (50) is located on a lateral edge of the seat of said seat.
    [0010]
    10. Massage system according to one of claims 7 or 8, characterized in that said physical control button (50) has a light (51) lit when the massage function is running.
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