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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2022
Filed:
May. 01, 2019
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Uwe Breitweg, Utting am Ammersee, DE;
Matthias Franz, Groebenzell, DE;
Ingo Janka, Dachau, DE;
Harald Lathwesen, Mauern, DE;
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
An adjustable vehicle seat includes a seat base having a seat surface and a backrest having a backrest surface. In the seat base and/or in the backrest, sensors are provided that detect forces, pressures and/or movements effected by a person sitting on the vehicle seat and consequently issue a signal. A control device is provided that detects the signals issued by the sensors and actuates actuators provided in the vehicle seat to adjust the seat base and/or backrest, or components thereof, in order to adjust the vehicle seat.