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Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2025

Filed:

Dec. 13, 2022
Applicant:

Toyo Denso Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Haruhiko Tsuji, Saitama, JP;

Takuma Sumiya, Saitama, JP;

Hiroaki Endo, Saitama, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/0276 (2013.01); B60N 2/0025 (2023.08); B60N 2/0244 (2013.01); B60N 2/0272 (2023.08); B60N 2210/42 (2023.08); B60N 2210/50 (2023.08); B60N 2220/10 (2023.08); B60N 2220/20 (2023.08);
Abstract

A seat state detection apparatus according to the present invention includes: a detecting unit configured to, in accordance with a moving operation in a front-rear direction by an operator on a seat of a vehicle, detect a moving status value representing a status of a moving mechanism that moves the seat in the front-rear direction; and a determining unit configured to determine that the moving mechanism is in a first state when the detected moving status value is more than a first threshold value, and determine that the moving mechanism is in a second state when the detected moving status value is less than a second threshold value set to a value lower than the first threshold value.


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