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Vehicle arrangement with cooperating power seat and vehicle occupant protection systems

  • US 6,240,352 B1
  • Filed: 08/20/1999
  • Issued: 05/29/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/20/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An arrangement for a vehicle, said arrangement comprising:

  • a power seat system comprising;

    a vehicle seat provided for a vehicle occupant and movable relative to a chassis of the vehicle;

    a sensor for sensing location of said seat;

    a motor for moving said seat;

    a seat controller for controlling said motor;

    memory storage means for retaining an occupant predefined seat location; and

    memory actuation means for causing said seat controller to control said motor to move said seat to the occupant predefined seat location; and

    a vehicle occupant protection system comprising;

    an actuatable occupant protection device, wherein location of the occupant relative to said occupant protection device being related to seat location;

    automatic override means for positioning said seat out of a range of seat locations that places the occupant out of an optimum protection zone with regard to said occupant protection device; and

    manual override means manually operable for permitting movement of said seat into the range of seat locations that places the occupant out of the optimum protection zone.

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