System for controlling rear seat according to seating mode and method therefor
First Claim
1. A system for controlling a rear seat of a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a central control unit of the vehicle;
a passenger recognition unit actuated by the central control unit to sense whether a passenger is present on a front seat of the vehicle;
a seating mode setting unit inputting a selection signal of a seating mode of the rear seat; and
a seat control unit including a front seat control unit and a rear seat control unit sequentially driving respective electrically-powered portions of the front seat and the rear seat installed in the vehicle according to input of a passenger sensing signal of the passenger recognition unit and the selection signal of the seating mode of the seating mode setting unit,wherein the seating mode is selectable between a relax mode, a monitor mode, and a reading mode, in which the seating mode setting unit includes a relax mode switch for selecting the relax mode, a monitor mode switch for selecting the monitor mode, and a reading mode switch for selecting the reading mode,wherein in the relax mode, the seat control unit is configured to sequentially drive the respective electrically-powered portions of the rear seat to a position to ensure ride quality to the passenger who is seated on the rear seat,wherein in the monitor mode, the seat control unit is configured to sequentially drive the respective electrically-powered portions of the rear seat so as to allow the passenger to view a monitor apparatus attached to a rear surface of the front seat, andwherein in the reading mode, the seat control unit is configured to sequentially drive the respective electrically-powered portions of the rear seat so as to allow the passenger to perform reading by using a lighting lamp attached to a rear seat region.
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Abstract
A system for controlling a seat of a vehicle includes a relax mode to ensure ride quality to a passenger seated on a rear seat and sequentially drive respective electrically-powered portions of the rear seat to positions to secure the ride quality, a monitor mode to sequentially drive the respective electrically-powered portions of the rear seat so as to view a monitor apparatus primarily attached to a rear surface of a front seat, a reading mode to sequentially drive the respective electrically-powered portion of the rear seat so as to allow the passenger to perform reading by using a lighting lamp attached to a rear seat region, and a return mode to sequentially drive the respective electrically-powered portions of the front seat and the rear seat to positions just before moving the front seat and the rear seat to predetermined standard portions or the positions of the respective modes.
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12 Claims
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1. A system for controlling a rear seat of a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a central control unit of the vehicle; a passenger recognition unit actuated by the central control unit to sense whether a passenger is present on a front seat of the vehicle; a seating mode setting unit inputting a selection signal of a seating mode of the rear seat; and a seat control unit including a front seat control unit and a rear seat control unit sequentially driving respective electrically-powered portions of the front seat and the rear seat installed in the vehicle according to input of a passenger sensing signal of the passenger recognition unit and the selection signal of the seating mode of the seating mode setting unit, wherein the seating mode is selectable between a relax mode, a monitor mode, and a reading mode, in which the seating mode setting unit includes a relax mode switch for selecting the relax mode, a monitor mode switch for selecting the monitor mode, and a reading mode switch for selecting the reading mode, wherein in the relax mode, the seat control unit is configured to sequentially drive the respective electrically-powered portions of the rear seat to a position to ensure ride quality to the passenger who is seated on the rear seat, wherein in the monitor mode, the seat control unit is configured to sequentially drive the respective electrically-powered portions of the rear seat so as to allow the passenger to view a monitor apparatus attached to a rear surface of the front seat, and wherein in the reading mode, the seat control unit is configured to sequentially drive the respective electrically-powered portions of the rear seat so as to allow the passenger to perform reading by using a lighting lamp attached to a rear seat region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for controlling a rear seat, which is performed by a system for controlling the rear seat of a vehicle, including a central control unit of the vehicle, a passenger recognition unit sensing whether a passenger is present on a front seat, a seating mode setting unit inputting a selection signal of the seating mode of the rear seat, a front seat control unit controlling the position of the front seat, and a rear seat control unit controlling the position of the rear seat, the method comprising the steps of:
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sequentially controlling, by the front seat control unit and the rear seat control unit, driving the respective electrically-powered portions of the front seat and the rear seat installed in the vehicle according to input of a passenger sensing signal of the passenger recognition unit and the selection signal of the seating mode of the seating mode setting unit; and performing a relax mode to sequentially drive the respective electrically-powered portions of the rear seat to a position to ensure ride quality to the passenger who is seated on the rear seat, wherein the step of performing the relax mode further comprises; determining, by the passenger recognition unit, when the relax mode switch is selected as an ON state in the seating mode setting unit, whether the passenger is present on the front seat; performing, by the front seat control unit, as a result of determining whether the passenger is present on the front seat by the passenger recognition unit, when the passenger is not present on the front seat, movement of the front seat to the relax mode as a pre-operation for movement of the rear seat to the relax mode; determining, by the rear seat control unit, when the movement of the front seat to the relax mode is performed by the front seat control unit, whether the front seat and the rear seat which move to the position of the relax mode are spaced apart by a predetermined distance or more; performing, by the rear seat control unit, when the front seat and the rear seat are spaced apart from each other by the predetermined distance or more, the movement of the rear seat to the relax mode; and stopping, by the rear seat control unit, when the positional movement of the rear seat to the relax mode of the present invention is completed, driving of all motors laid on the rear seat and notifying, by the rear seat control unit, that the positional movement to the relax mode is completed to the passenger. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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