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Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025

Filed:

Aug. 16, 2022
Applicants:

Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;

Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;

Inventor:

Rolf Verhoeven, Frankfurt am Main, DE;

Assignees:

HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;

KIA CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/04 (2006.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/0244 (2013.01); B60N 2/02246 (2023.08); B60N 2/04 (2013.01); B60W 60/0013 (2020.02); B60N 2/0268 (2023.08); B60W 2540/215 (2020.02);
Abstract

Method and seat adjustment system for supporting relaxation of an occupant sitting on a vehicle seat of a motor vehicle. A method for supporting relaxation of an occupant, in particular a driver, sitting on a vehicle seat of a motor vehicle comprises receiving a request for relaxation from the vehicle occupant by a seat controller of the motor vehicle; and moving at least a sitting portion of the vehicle seat back and forth according to a movement sequence specified by the seat controller defining a rocking motion for the occupant sitting on the vehicle seat, wherein the movement sequence is actuated by the seat controller via at least one of: at least one seat motion actuator integrated in or attached to the vehicle seat or an active suspension system of the motor vehicle.


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