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US 11,167,667 B2Granted
Hinge assembly comprising a tilt sensor
AssigneeFAURECIA Sièges d'Automobile
InventorsDidier Duriez, Rodolphe Babonneau
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Abstract
A hinge assembly for a vehicle seat includes: a first plate and a second plate, mounted rotatable relative to each other about a transverse direction; a hinge arranged between the first plate and the second plate; and a tilt sensor configured to measure an angle formed between the first plate and the second plate about the transverse direction. The tilt sensor is arranged next to the hinge and at least partially between the first plate and the second plate.
Claims8
A hinge assembly for a vehicle seat, comprising:
- a first plate and a second plate, mounted rotatable relative to each other about a transverse direction,
- a hinge arranged between the first plate and the second plate, and
- a tilt sensor configured to measure an angle formed between the first plate and the second plate about the transverse direction,
- wherein the tilt sensor is arranged next to the hinge and at least partially between the first plate and the second plate, and
- wherein the tilt sensor comprises a potentiometer having a thickness less than or equal to the thickness of the hinge in the transverse direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.