Seat controlling apparatus and method
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsDong Hoon Lee, Kug Hun Han, Yo Han Kim
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Abstract
A seat controlling apparatus includes a driving part, a memory, and a controller. The seat controlling apparatus may: fold a first seat using the driving part when receiving a folding input for the first seat; determine whether a partition wall adjacent to the first seat satisfies an unfolding condition while the first seat is folded; and unfold the partition wall such that one surface of the partition wall faces a second seat adjacent to the first seat when the partition wall satisfies the unfolding condition.
Claims16
A seat controlling apparatus comprising:
- a driving part;
- one or more processors;
- a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the seat controlling apparatus to:
- fold a first seat using the driving part when receiving a folding input for the first seat;
- determine whether a partition wall adjacent to the first seat satisfies an unfolding condition while the first seat is being folded;
- when the partition wall satisfies the unfolding condition, unfold the partition wall such that one surface of the partition wall faces a second seat adjacent to the first seat;
- at least one spring hinge connecting a backrest of the first seat and the partition wall;
- and
- an angle adjusting device disposed between the backrest and the partition wall,
- wherein the partition wall is unfolded by the at least one spring hinge, and the unfolding of the partition wall is stopped at a specified unfolding angle by the angle adjusting device when the unfolding condition is satisfied,
- wherein the partition wall is fixedly coupled to the backrest through a locking device on a first side opposite to a second side on which the angle adjusting device is disposed, based on user input having a specified pressure on the one surface,
- wherein, when the instructions are executed by the one or more processors, the seat controlling apparatus is configured to unfold the first seat using the driving part when receiving an unfolding input for the first seat,
- wherein the coupling between the partition wall and the backrest is released through an unlocking device adjacent to the locking device when the first seat is unfolded,
- wherein, when the instructions are executed by the one or more processors, the seat controlling apparatus is configured to unfold the first seat using the driving part when receiving the unfolding input for the first seat, and
- wherein, while the first seat is being unfolded, the partition wall is folded in proportion to an angle at which the first seat is unfolded through a pressure on the angle adjusting device.
A seat controlling method comprising:
- folding, by an apparatus, a first seat using a driving part when receiving a folding input for the first seat;
- determining, by the apparatus, whether a partition wall adjacent to the first seat satisfies an unfolding condition while the first seat is being folded;
- and
- unfolding, by the apparatus, the partition wall such that one surface of the partition wall faces a second seat adjacent to the first seat when the partition wall satisfies the unfolding condition,
- wherein the partition wall is folded in proportion to an angle at which the first seat is unfolded through a pressure on an angle adjusting device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.