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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kevin J. Pavlov, Livonia, MI (US);
Pahngroc Oh, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Stephen M. Stachowski, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/42 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/42 ;
Abstract
The seating system of the preferred embodiment of the invention has been specifically designed for a vehicle having a deceleration sensor adapted to sense a deceleration event of the vehicle. The seating system of this preferred embodiment includes a seat assembly, a tilting mechanism adapted to tilt the seat assembly, and a control unit coupled to the deceleration sensor and adapted to activate the tilting mechanism upon the sensing of a deceleration event.