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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
May. 12, 2015
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Atsushi Takamatsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinichirou Nakajima, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroaki Miura, Kanagawa, JP;
Souichiro Mori, Kanagawa, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
When an occupant stretches his/her lower extremity in a state where putting his/her foot on a foot resting portion during autonomous driving of a vehicle, a seat is controlled so as to move rearward and obliquely upward along a control portion. Concurrently, a seat cushion is controlled so that its front portion moves downward while being supported by a link member and then its inclination angle is made gentle. When at least one of a position and an angle of at least one of the seat cushion and the seatback is controlled, an upper end of the seat is located on an inclined straight line extending downward on a forward side of the upper end.