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US 2006/0220426 A1Published application
Rollover deployed reclining seatback
OwnerEdward Moffatt, Eddie Cooperinventors
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Abstract
A vehicle seat system utilizes a rollover sensor coupled to an actuator that is actuated under rollover conditions to rotate either the seatback or the seatback and seat cushion to a protective position such that the head of a seated occupant is brought closer to the vehicle floor when the vehicle undergoes a rollover condition.
Claims21
A vehicle seat system for a vehicle seat mounted on a floor of a vehicle, comprising:
- a seat cushion for normally supporting the legs and buttocks of a seated occupant at a given position relative to the vehicle floor;
- a seat back for normally supporting the torso of said seated occupant at a given position relative to said seat cushion;
- a sensor for providing an activation signal when the vehicle undergoes a condition indicative of a rollover condition;
- an actuator coupled to said sensor and actuatable to rotate said seat back to a protective position such that the head of a seated occupant is brought closer to said vehicle floor when said vehicle undergoes said condition.
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A method of utilizing a vehicle seat assembly comprising a seat cushion and a seat back to attempt to minimize injuries to an occupant seated on said seat assembly in a rollover condition, comprising:
- normally supporting the occupant on the vehicle seat with the seat back in a given vertical position;
- sensing a vehicle rollover condition;
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- rotating said vehicle seat back to a protective position in response to sensing said vehicle rollover condition.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.