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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2016
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg, DE;
Daniel Esslinger, Braunschweig, DE;
Jörg Winkler, Salzgitter, DE;
Simon Bork, Calberlah OT Edesbüttel, DE;
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Wolfsburg, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a position-determining device for determining a position of a vehicle seat inside a vehicle, wherein the position of the vehicle seat in the vehicle can be adjusted along an adjustment direction between a first and at least one second location, comprising a vehicle component and a vehicle seat component, wherein the vehicle component can be arranged in the vehicle as part of a vehicle electronics system, and the vehicle seat component can be arranged in the vehicle seat as part of a vehicle seat electronics system, said vehicle seat component having at least one vehicle seat transmitting/receiving device and said vehicle component having at least two vehicle transmitting/receiving devices. The at least one vehicle seat transmitting/receiving device and the at least one of the vehicle transmitting/receiving devices are configured for a contactless transmission of information and/or energy, wherein the at least two vehicle transmitting/receiving devices are configured to be arranged offset to one another along the adjustment direction.