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Easy entrance/exit system for a vehicle

US11654800B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. · US

Inventors

Daniel J. Brooks · Arlington, US
Manuel Ludwig Kuehner · Mountain View, US
Jaime Camhi · San Jose, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 28, 2021
Grant date	May 23, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 16, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60N2002/022
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An easy entrance/exit system for a vehicle includes a vehicle seat, a pad, a pad-side magnetic device, and a seat-side magnet. The vehicle seat includes a seat base. The pad is supported atop the seat base for swiveling about a pivot point. The pad-side magnetic device is coupled to the pad at the pivot point. The seat-side magnet is within the seat base at the pivot point. The seat-side magnet is configured to apply a magnetic field to the pad-side magnetic device to govern swiveling of the pad about the pivot point.

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