Seat adjustment limiter and method of control
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsArjun Yetukuri, Karl Henn, Mark R. Keyser, Mladen Humer, Mark Sparschu
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Abstract
A vehicle seat controller is provided to control a front seat assembly and a rear seat assembly positioned directly behind of the front seat assembly. The vehicle seat controller programmed to receive a first input indicating whether the rear seat assembly is occupied and receive a second input indicating a position of the front seat assembly. The vehicle seat controller is programmed to provide a signal to an actuator to move the front seat assembly forward if the first input indicates the rear seat is occupied and the second input indicates the position exceeds a rearward travel threshold.
Claims19
A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
- a front seat assembly adapted to be mounted to a vehicle;
- a rear seat assembly directly behind the front seat assembly;
- a vehicle seat controller in electrical communication with and to control a front seat assembly and a rear seat assembly positioned directly behind of the front seat assembly, the vehicle seat controller programmed to:
- receive a user input indicating a request to move the front seat assembly in a rearward direction;
- receive a first input indicating whether the rear seat assembly is occupied;
- if the rear seat assembly is occupied, receive rear occupant data;
- receive a second input indicating a position of the front seat assembly;
- provide a signal to an actuator to move the front seat assembly forward if the first input indicates the rear seat assembly is occupied and the second input indicates the position exceeds a rearward travel threshold, wherein the rear travel threshold is based on the rear occupant;
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- inhibit the request to move the front seat assembly in the rearward direction if the first input indicates the rear seat assembly is occupied and the second input indicates the position is at the rearward travel threshold.
A vehicle control system to control a front seat assembly and a rear seat assembly positioned directly behind of the front seat assembly, the control system comprising:
- a controller in electrical communication with the front seat assembly and rear seat assembly and programmed to:
- receive a user input indicating a request to move the front seat assembly in a rearward direction;
- move the front seat assembly forward when the rear seat assembly is occupied and a position of the front seat assembly exceeds a rear travel threshold;
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- not move the front seat assembly forward when at least one of i) the rear seat assembly is not occupied;
- and ii) the front seat assembly does not exceed the rear travel threshold.
A method for controlling a seat assembly having a front seat and a rear seat positioned directly behind of the front seat, the method comprising:
- receiving a user input indicating a request to move the front seat in a rearward direction;
- if the rear seat is occupied, receiving rear occupant data;
- moving the front seat rearward if of i) the rear seat is not occupied, and ii) a rearward position of the front seat is less than a rear travel threshold, wherein the rear travel threshold is based on the rear occupant;
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- inhibiting rearward movement of the front seat if the rear seat is occupied and the rearward position of the front seat is at or exceeds the rear travel threshold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.