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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2005
Jenne-tai Wang, Rochester, MI (US);
Bing Deng, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Margaret M. Andreen, Fenton, MI (US);
Janet S. Goings, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Dorel M. Sala, Troy, MI (US);
Daniel Shakespear, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Mark A. Kramarczyk, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Gary L. Jones, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Jenne-Tai Wang, Rochester, MI (US);
Bing Deng, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Margaret M. Andreen, Fenton, MI (US);
Janet S. Goings, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Dorel M. Sala, Troy, MI (US);
Daniel Shakespear, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Mark A. Kramarczyk, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Gary L. Jones, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A seat assembly for a vehicle includes a lower seat portion and a seatback portion. The seatback portion is selectively movable to vary the reclination angle of the seatback portion. The seat assembly is configured so that a first part of the lower seat portion rises relative to a second part of the lower seat portion so that the lower seat portion acts as an occupant restraint when a predetermined condition exists. Exemplary predetermined conditions include the reclination angle changing, the reclination angle exceeding a predetermined amount, and conditions indicative of an elevated risk of vehicle impact.