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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2016
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Arjun Yetukuri, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Mladen Humer, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Karl Henn, New Hudson, MI (US);
Jasmine Pizana, Scottville, MI (US);
Curtis Hudson, Macomb, MI (US);
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A system and method for positioning a seat arrangement in a vehicle includes moving the seat arrangement forward by a first amount when a certain criteria are met. The criteria may include at least one criterion related to occupancy of a seat directly behind the seat arrangement and at least one criterion related to a likelihood of an impact into the vehicle from behind the seat arrangement. The method may also include not moving the seat arrangement forward by the first amount when at least one of the criteria is not met.