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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2023
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Aisin Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Takuhiro Omi, Anjo, JP;
Udara Eshan Manawadu, Tokyo-to, JP;
Hiroshi Morimoto, Tokyo-to, JP;
Kenta Yamada, Tokyo-to, JP;
Kenichiroh Hara, Yokohama, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
AISIN CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A position displacing device has a processor configured to set a recommendation range of the seat position, capable of displacing the seat position to a manual control position representing the seat position when a driver is operating a vehicle manually within a predetermined time, based on the manual control position, set an intermediate position between the manual control position and an automatic control position set within the recommendation range, and determine whether a level to which the driver is contributing to driving is equal to or below a predetermined reference threshold based on information that describes physical condition of the driver, wherein the seat position is displaced from the automatic control position to the intermediate position when the seat position is at the automatic control position and it is determined that the level to which the driver is contributing to driving is equal to or below the reference threshold.