US 2017/0282754 A1 · VEHICLE SEAT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF STORAGE

Abstract

A vehicle seat assembly and controller are provided. The assembly includes a front seat having a front seat bottom and a front seat back mounted adjacent to the front seat bottom. A sensor cooperates with at least one of the front seat bottom and the front seat back. An actuator is disposed on at least one of the seat bottom and seat back. A rear seat assembly is behind the front seat assembly. The vehicle seat controller is in communication with the sensor and the actuator. The controller receives an input indicative of a request to move a rear seat assembly to a storage position. The controller conveys a signal to an actuator to move a front seat assembly to an accommodation position in response to the input.

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Dependent claims

A vehicle seat controller programmed to:

receive a request to move a rear seat to a storage position;
determine a current storage space based on a position of a front seat;
determine a requested storage space based on the storage position;
provide a signal to an actuator to move the front seat to an accommodation position when the requested storage space is less than the current storage space.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Vehicle seat assembly and method of storage

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Vehicle seat assembly and method of storage

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Abstract

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