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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2022
Adient Us Llc, Plymouth, MI (US);
Norbert Heeg, Dahn, DE;
Mark Thomas Prosch, Solingen, DE;
Adient US LLC, Plymouth, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle seat for variable installation in different installation positions in a vehicle interior of a vehicle is provided. The vehicle seat may have an electronic seat control unit which is designed, following or during installation of the vehicle seat in one of the installation positions in the vehicle, to determine at least the assumed installation position of the vehicle seat via a resistance measurement and/or a contactless measurement by means of an RFID sensor or an NFC sensor. A vehicle having at least one vehicle seat, which can be installed variably in different installation positions in the vehicle interior, and to a method for identifying an installation position of a vehicle seat in a vehicle, are also provided.