Seat state detection apparatus
AssigneeToyo Denso Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHaruhiko Tsuji, Takuma Sumiya, Hiroaki Endo
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Abstract
A seat state detection apparatus according to the present invention includes: a detecting unit configured to, in accordance with a moving operation in a front-rear direction by an operator on a seat of a vehicle, detect a moving status value representing a status of a moving mechanism that moves the seat in the front-rear direction; and a determining unit configured to determine that the moving mechanism is in a first state when the detected moving status value is more than a first threshold value, and determine that the moving mechanism is in a second state when the detected moving status value is less than a second threshold value set to a value lower than the first threshold value.
Claims16
A seat state detection apparatus comprising:
- a detecting unit configured to, in accordance with a moving operation in a front-rear direction by an operator on a seat of a vehicle, detect a moving status value representing a status of a moving mechanism that moves the seat in the front-rear direction;
- and
- a determining unit configured to determine that the moving mechanism is in a first state when the detected moving status value is more than a first threshold value, and determine that the moving mechanism is in a second state when the detected moving status value is less than a second threshold value set to a value lower than the first threshold value,
- wherein
- the determining unit is configured to, when determining that the moving mechanism is in either the first state or the second state, determine that something is pinched by the seat.
A seat state detection method comprising:
- in accordance with a moving operation in a front-rear direction by an operator on a seat of a vehicle, detecting a moving status value representing a status of a moving mechanism that moves the seat in the front-rear direction;
- and
- determining that the moving mechanism is in a first state when the detected moving status value is more than a first threshold value, and determining that the moving mechanism is in a second state when the detected moving status value is less than a second threshold value set to a value lower than the first threshold value,
- wherein
- the determining unit is configured to, when determining that the moving mechanism is in either the first state or the second state, determine that something is pinched by the seat.
A seat state detection apparatus comprising:
- a detecting unit configured to, in accordance with a moving operation in a front-rear direction by an operator on a seat of a vehicle, detect a moving status value representing a status of a moving mechanism that moves the seat in the front-rear direction;
- and
- a determining unit configured to determine that the moving mechanism is in a first state when the detected moving status value is less than a first threshold value, and determine that the moving mechanism is in a second state when the detected moving status value is more than a second threshold value set to a value higher than the first threshold value,
- wherein
- the determining unit is configured to, when determining that the moving mechanism is in either the first state or the second state, determine that something is pinched by the seat.
A seat state detection apparatus comprising:
- a detecting unit configured to, in accordance with a moving operation in a front-rear direction by an operator on a seat of a vehicle, detect a moving status value representing a status of a moving mechanism that moves the seat in the front-rear direction;
- and
- a determining unit configured to determine that the moving mechanism is in a first state when the detected moving status value is more than a first threshold value, and determine that the moving mechanism is in a second state when the detected moving status value is less than a second threshold value set to a value lower than the first threshold value,
- wherein the first threshold value and second threshold value are preset.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.