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System and method for seat retraction during an autonomous driving mode

US10744906B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

VOLVO CAR CORPORATION · SE

Inventors

Ichiro Sugioka · Newbury Park, US
John Downs · Simi Valley, US
Andreas Zinn · Thousand Oaks, US
Douglas Hall Frasher · Newbury Park, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 17, 2015
Grant date	Aug 18, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 31, 2038

Classification

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

Abstract

Example embodiments presented herein are directed toward a seat assembly, and corresponding method, for seat retraction in a vehicle during an autonomous driving mode. Seat refraction is provided by detecting a user initiated input for the retraction. Thereafter, a front seat is refracted such that an occupant of the front seat is out of reach of at least one driving control input device, for example, a steering wheel, pedals or a gear shift, during an autonomous driving mode. Such seat retraction prevents the occupant from providing inadvertent driving inputs to the driving control input devices during the autonomous driving mode.

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