Seat controlling mechanism
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1. A seat controlling mechanism comprising:
- motors for actuating a plurality of seat sections, respectively, the seat sections being movable on moving paths, respectively, the moving paths interfering with each other;
a position detecting apparatus detecting a position of each of the seat sections; and
a controlling apparatus controlling each of the seat sections so as to move to a predetermined position, wherein an interfering range, an interference avoidable range in which an interference avoidance control is executed and a normal operation range are set in the controlling apparatus, the interfering range being set on the basis of positions of the seat sections, the interference avoidable range being set so as to abut the interfering range, the normal operation range being set so as not to be included in the interfering range and the interference avoidable range, and when at least one of the seat sections positions in the interference avoidable range, the controlling apparatus prohibits the movement of the at least one of the seat sections toward the interfering range.
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Abstract
A seat controlling mechanism includes motors for actuating a plurality of seat sections, a position detecting apparatus detecting positions of the seat sections and a controlling apparatus controlling the seat sections to move to a predetermined position, wherein an interfering range, an interference avoidable range in which an interference avoidance control is executed and a normal operation range are set in the controlling apparatus, and when at least one of the seat sections positions in the interference avoidable range, the controlling apparatus prohibits the movement of the at least one of the seat sections toward the interfering range.
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1. A seat controlling mechanism comprising:
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motors for actuating a plurality of seat sections, respectively, the seat sections being movable on moving paths, respectively, the moving paths interfering with each other; a position detecting apparatus detecting a position of each of the seat sections; and a controlling apparatus controlling each of the seat sections so as to move to a predetermined position, wherein an interfering range, an interference avoidable range in which an interference avoidance control is executed and a normal operation range are set in the controlling apparatus, the interfering range being set on the basis of positions of the seat sections, the interference avoidable range being set so as to abut the interfering range, the normal operation range being set so as not to be included in the interfering range and the interference avoidable range, and when at least one of the seat sections positions in the interference avoidable range, the controlling apparatus prohibits the movement of the at least one of the seat sections toward the interfering range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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