Vehicle seat assembly

A vehicle seat assembly comprising:

• a vehicle seat with:
• a seating portion having a front edge and a rear edge,
• connecting means for connecting the seating portion to the floor of the vehicle, configured to enable changing the position of the seating portion relative to the floor of the vehicle,
• a backrest, integral with the seating portion at the rear edge of the seating portion, rotatable relative to the seating portion about a first transverse axis,
• a control device comprising a control unit to which is connected at least one detection means, comprising a signal transmitter and a receiver that is configured to receive the signal transmitted by the transmitter, and
• wherein the signal transmitter is configured so that the transmitted signal passes through a determined area for detecting an obstacle near the seat, the transmitter and the receiver are separated and positioned opposite one another so as to be able to detect an obstacle in the path of the seating portion and/or of the backrest of the seat when changing the position of the seating portion relative to the floor of the vehicle and/or the position of the backrest relative to the seating portion, the receiver being configured to transmit to the control unit an information signal concerning an obstacle prior to and/or simultaneously with the changing of the position of the seating portion relative to the floor of the vehicle and/or of the position of the backrest relative to the seating portion,
• the vehicle seat further comprises an electric drive means,
• wherein the presence of an obstacle is detected in a binary manner and the control unit is configured to:
• activate the operation of the drive means if an obstacle is not detected in said determined area by the detection means,
• block the operation of the drive means if an obstacle is detected in said determined area by the detection means.