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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2018
Hella Gmbh & Co. Kgaa, Lippstadt, DE;
Mark A. Enderich, Riverview, MI (US);
HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA, Lippstadt, DE;
Abstract
An electronic control system for vehicle seatbacks is provided. The electronic control system can detect an obstruction or a motor stall by comparing the energy consumed by a seatback motor with an obstruction threshold and a stall threshold, the threshold being selected based upon the position of the seatback. The electronic control system can additionally control the synchronous folding of two or more adjacent powered seatbacks. The electronic control system causes the motor for the lagging seatback to receive a maximum driving voltage and causes the motor for the leading seatback to receive a partial driving voltage. Once the seatbacks are in alignment, a normal driving voltage is provided to both motors.