Vehicle seat ordering system and seat for measurement
AssigneeToyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHiraku Takatsura, Sumi Takano
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Abstract
Provided is a vehicle seat ordering system that allows to design a custom-made seat suitable for a driving environment of a vehicle. One aspect of the present disclosure is a vehicle seat ordering system including: a seat for measurement, the seat including a seat body configured to be installed in a vehicle, and a sensor configured to detect a posture of an occupant of the seat body while the vehicle is running; and a seat design device configured to design a custom-made seat to be installed in the vehicle based on chronological data of the posture of the occupant obtained from the sensor.
Claims7
A vehicle seat ordering system comprising:
- a seat for measurement, the seat including a seat body configured to be installed in a vehicle, and a sensor configured to detect a posture of an occupant of the seat body while the vehicle is running;
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- a seat design device configured to design a custom-made seat to be installed in the vehicle utilizing chronological data of the posture of the occupant obtained from the sensor, the custom-made seat including a seat cushion and a seatback,
- wherein, utilizing the chronological data and specifications of the custom-made seat, the seat design device is configured to create performance confirmation data,
- wherein the performance confirmation data includes body pressure change data and human body behavior data,
- the body pressure change data is data showing a change in body pressure distribution of the occupant of each of the seat for measurement and the custom-made seat while the vehicle is running, and
- the human body behavior data is data showing a movement of the occupant's body while the vehicle is running, and
- wherein the design of the custom-made seat includes adjustment or selection of shapes or materials of pads forming the seat cushion and the seatback.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.