System and method for controlling adjustment of vehicle seats
First Claim
1. A system for controlling movement of a seat in a vehicle, the system comprising:
- first and second seating modules each movable between an upright position and a folded position;
at least one activation element configured to receive user input;
a control unit operably connected to the first and second seating modules configured to receive input from the at least one activation element and control movement of the first and second seating modules; and
a sensor assembly in electrical communication with the control unit configured to sense an error condition during movement of at least one of the first and second seating modules between the upright and folded positions,wherein the control unit deactivates movement of the second seating module until movement of the first seating module is completed when the sensor assembly senses the error condition during adjustment of at least one seating module.
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Abstract
A system and method for controlling movement of a seat in a vehicle includes first and second seating modules movable between an upright position and a folded position in response to actuation to at least one activation element. A control unit operably connected to the first and second seating modules is configured to receive input from the at least one activation element and generates a control signal to control movement of the first and second seating modules. The control unit deactivates movement of the second seating module until movement of the first seating module when the sensor assembly detects the error condition by the sensor assembly during adjustment of the seating modules.
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1. A system for controlling movement of a seat in a vehicle, the system comprising:
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first and second seating modules each movable between an upright position and a folded position; at least one activation element configured to receive user input; a control unit operably connected to the first and second seating modules configured to receive input from the at least one activation element and control movement of the first and second seating modules; and a sensor assembly in electrical communication with the control unit configured to sense an error condition during movement of at least one of the first and second seating modules between the upright and folded positions, wherein the control unit deactivates movement of the second seating module until movement of the first seating module is completed when the sensor assembly senses the error condition during adjustment of at least one seating module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for controlling movement of a seat in a vehicle, the method comprising:
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providing first and second seating modules each movable between an upright position and folded position upon actuation of at least one activation element; providing a control unit in electrical communication with a sensor assembly to monitor the movement of the first and second seating modules; controlling movement of the first and second seating modules based on an evaluation of one or more threshold values by the control unit; and overriding, in response to detection of an error condition in the one or more threshold values, controlled movement of the second seating module to permit further controlled movement of the first seating seat module. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for controlling movement of a seat in a vehicle, the method comprising:
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providing first and second seating modules movable between an upright position and folded position upon actuation of at least one activation element; providing a control unit in electrical communication with a sensor assembly to monitor the movement of the first and second seating modules; adjusting the movement of the first and second seating modules using a dual seat adjustment mode that permits the control unit to adjust the seating modules together between the upright and folding positions; controlling movement of the first and second seating modules based on an evaluation of one or more threshold values by the control unit; and overriding, in response to detection of an error condition in the one or more threshold values, controlled movement of the second seating module to permit further controlled movement of the first seating seat module. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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