Identification of the installation position of a seat in a vehicle
AssigneeAdient US LLC
InventorsNorbert HEEG, Mark Thomas PROSCH
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Abstract
A vehicle seat for variable installation in different installation positions in a vehicle interior of a vehicle is provided. The vehicle seat may have an electronic seat control unit which is designed, following or during installation of the vehicle seat in one of the installation positions in the vehicle, to determine at least the assumed installation position of the vehicle seat via a resistance measurement and/or a contactless measurement by means of an RFID sensor or an NFC sensor. A vehicle having at least one vehicle seat, which can be installed variably in different installation positions in the vehicle interior, and to a method for identifying an installation position of a vehicle seat in a vehicle, are also provided.
Claims20
1-19. (canceled)
A vehicle seat for variable installation at different installation positions in a vehicle interior of a vehicle, comprising:
- an electronic seat control unit which is designed, following or during an installation of the vehicle seat at one of the installation positions in the vehicle, to determine at least the adopted installation position of the vehicle seat via a resistance measurement and/or a contactless measurement by means of an RFID sensor or an NFC sensor.
A method for identifying an installation position of a vehicle seat in a vehicle, wherein a removable vehicle seat is installable at various installation positions in the vehicle and wherein, when the vehicle seat is being installed, the adopted installation position of the vehicle seat in the vehicle is determined via a resistance and/or via an RFID sensor and/or via an NFC sensor at the installation position or at a seat position.
A method for installing a removable vehicle seat at at least one of various installation positions in a vehicle, wherein, when the vehicle seat is being installed, the adopted installation position of the vehicle seat in the vehicle is determined via a resistance and/or via an RFID sensor and/or via an NFC sensor at the installation position or at a seat position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.