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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2022
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT (US);
Mark Warner, Provo, UT (US);
Wyatt Warner, Provo, UT (US);
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT (US);
Abstract
Embodiments disclosed are vehicle seat systems for restricting yielding or deflection of a seatback in a rear-impact collision, and related methods. In an embodiment, a vehicle seat system includes a vehicle seat and a seatback deformation limiting system. The vehicle seat includes a seat bottom frame and a seatback frame secured to the seat bottom. The seatback deformation limiting system includes a frame assembly and a computer system. The frame assembly is configured to selectively allow the seatback frame to yield and also selectively limit or inhibit the seatback frame from yielding. The computer system is configured to detect a rear-impact collision in a vehicle, wherein the frame assembly is operably coupled to the computer system and, responsive to the computer system detecting the rear-impact collision in the vehicle, configured to limit or inhibit the seatback frame from yielding towards a rearward seat in the vehicle directly behind the vehicle seat.