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US 8,078,366 B2Granted
Seat control device
AssigneeOMRON Corporation
InventorsTatsuki Nagata, Toshihiro Kawakami
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AssigneeOMRON Corporation
InventorsTatsuki Nagata, Toshihiro Kawakami
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A seat control device has an input unit for performing at least one of an operation to incline and move a first seat, and a drive control unit for at least one of inclining and moving the first seat based on an output of the input unit. The seat control device has an open/close detection unit for detecting an opened or closed state of a door for getting on and off to and from the first seat, an angle detection unit for detecting an angle of a backrest of the first seat; and a seating detection unit for detecting presence/absence of seating at a second seat positioned behind the first seat. When the open/close detection unit detects that the door is in the opened state, the angle detection unit detects an angle of a backrest of the first seat. When the detected angle is larger than a predetermined angle, the seating detection unit detects the presence or absence of seating at the second seat. The drive control unit is driven based on the detection of absence of seating to return the backrest of the first seat to an original orientation.
A seat control device comprising:
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Non-manual adjustments, e.g. with electrical operation: with logic circuits
With logic circuits: arrangements for facilitating the occupant to get in or out of the vehicle, e.g. stowing a seat forward
Sensor types, e.g. for passenger detection systems or for controlling seats: force or pressure sensors
Computerised treatment of data for controlling of seats: using a database
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1. Technical Field
The present invention relates to a seat control device for controlling an angle of a backrest of a seat arranged inside a vehicle and/or a horizontal position of the seat.
2. Related Art
FIG. 1 is a view showing a vehicle applied with one or more embodiments of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a view showing one example of a positional relationship of a front row seat and a back row seat arranged in a compartment of the vehicle and an inclination range of the backrest of the front seat;
FIG. 3 is a view showing one example of a positional relationship of a front row seat and a back row seat arranged in a compartment of a vehicle and a movement range of the front row seat;
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In FIGS. 1 to 9 described below, same reference symbols are denoted for the same or corresponding portions.
FIG. 1 is a view showing a vehicle 200 applied with a seat control device according to one or more embodiments of the present invention.