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Vehicle seat control system, vehicle seat control method, and storage medium

US10391890B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 31, 2018
Grant dateAug 27, 2019
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Expiry dateJan 31, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60N2220/20
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle seat control system (1) includes a first backrest portion (302) rotatably connected to a seating portion (301) by a first connection unit (308), a second backrest portion (302) rotatably connected to the first backrest portion by a second connection unit (309), a folding adjustment unit (304) that adjusts an angle of the second connection unit, a seat surface adjustment unit (304) that adjusts a height of the seating portion, a first angle detection unit (308a) that detects a first angle that is formed between the first backrest portion and a floor surface, a second angle detection unit (309a) that detects a second angle that is formed between the second backrest portion and the first backrest portion, and a control unit (160) that controls the folding adjustment unit on the basis of the first angle at the time of automatic driving of the vehicle to adjust the second angle, and controls the seat surface adjustment unit to maintain a height of a reference position in the second backrest portion to be equal to or greater than a reference height in a case that the height of the reference position in the second backrest portion is smaller than the reference height.

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