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US 2026/0191709 A1Published application
Vehicle seat and control method for the same
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Hyundai Transys Inc.
InventorsEun Sue KIM, Sang Hark LEE, Ji Yun HA, Soo Bok KIM, Jun Hyung KWON, Duk Kyu BYUN, Sin Jeong KANG, Seong Bin JEONG
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Abstract
Disclosed are a vehicle seat and a control method thereof, which induce the forward seating of a seated person and assist the standing of the seated person by controlling a tip-up actuating assembly, a tilting actuating assembly, and a support plate based on the distribution of body pressure acting on a seat cushion.
Claims18
A vehicle seat configured to assist standing of a seated person, the vehicle seat comprising:
- a base;
- a cushion frame rotatably supported by the base;
- a tip-up actuating assembly configured to rotate the cushion frame with respect to the base;
- a cushion front frame rotatably supported at a first portion of the cushion frame;
- a cushion rear frame fixedly supported at a second portion of the cushion frame;
- a tilting actuating assembly configured to rotate a rear portion of the cushion front frame upward and forward with respect to the cushion frame;
- a seat cushion comprising a front cushion supported by the cushion front frame and a rear cushion supported by the cushion rear frame;
- a body pressure sensor configured for measuring body pressure of the seated person acting on the front cushion and the rear cushion;
- a support plate rotatably disposed on the cushion rear frame;
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- a controller electrically connected to the body pressure sensor and configured to control the tip-up actuating assembly, the tilting actuating assembly, and the support plate based on distributions of the body pressure acting on the front cushion and the rear cushion.
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