Seat folding system and method of controlling seat folding system
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsDong Hoon Lee, Sang Soo Lee, Sang Hark Lee, Yo Han Kim, Mun Seung Kang, Deok Soo Lim, Kug Hun Han
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Abstract
A seat folding system includes a folding seat having a seat plate and a backrest, a folding seat adjustment unit having a seat plate adjustment unit for adjusting a height of the seat plate, a slide adjustment unit for adjusting a position of the seat plate in a forwards and backwards direction, and a backrest folding seat adjustment unit for adjusting an angle of the backrest, and a control unit for controlling the folding seat adjustment unit such that folding is able to start in a reference state in which the folding seat is preset.
Claims11
A seat folding system, comprising:
- a folding seat comprising a first seat plate and a first backrest;
- a folding seat adjustment unit comprising:
- a seat plate adjustment unit configured to adjust a height of the first seat plate,
- a slide adjustment unit configured to adjust a position of the first seat plate in a forwards or backwards direction, wherein the forwards direction is a direction in which the first seat plate extends from the first backrest when the folding seat is in an unfolded state, and wherein the backwards direction is opposite to the forwards direction, and
- a backrest adjustment unit configured to adjust an angle of the first backrest;
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- a rear seat, disposed in the backwards direction relative to the folding seat, having a second seat plate and a second backrest;
- a front seat disposed in the forwards direction relative to the folding seat;
- an input unit for receiving information indicating a state of the folding seat, and a state of the rear seat;
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- a control unit configured to control the folding seat adjustment unit to cause the folding seat to be in a preset reference state before folding of the folding seat is enabled,
- wherein the reference state is a state of the folding seat in which, when the folding seat and the rear seat are folded forward, the folding seat is able to form a flat surface with the rear seat, and
- wherein the control unit is configured to determine, based on the information indicating the state of the rear seat and information indicating a state of the front seat, whether folding of the folding seat is able to start.
A seat folding system, comprising:
- a first seat comprising a first seat plate and a first backrest;
- control circuitry configured to:
- adjust a height of the first seat plate,
- adjust a position of the first seat plate in a forward direction or a backward direction, wherein the forward direction is a direction in which the first seat plate extends from the first backrest when the first seat is in an unfolded state, and wherein the backward direction is opposite to the forward direction, and
- adjust an angle of the first backrest;
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- a second seat disposed in the forward direction relative to the first seat or in the backward direction relative to the first seat, the second seat comprising a second seat plate and a second backrest,
- wherein the control circuitry is configured to disable at least one adjustment operation of the first seat when the first seat is not in a reference state and to enable the at least one adjustment operation of the first seat when the first seat is in the reference state,
- wherein the reference state is a state of the first seat in which, when the first seat and the second seat are folded forward, the first seat is able to form a flat surface with the second seat, and
- wherein the control circuitry is configured to determine, based on information indicating a state of the second seat, whether the at least one adjustment operation of the first seat is able to start.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.