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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2012
Applicants:
Elmar Baur, Wahrenholz, DE;
Marcus Voigt, Berlin, DE;
Helmut Walter, Cremlingen, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 22/48 (2006.01); B60R 22/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 22/023 (2013.01); B60N 2/688 (2013.01); B60R 22/48 (2013.01); B60R 2022/028 (2013.01); B60R 2022/485 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle is provided that includes at least one vehicle seat, which has a backrest, the inclination of which can be adjusted, and a control device, by means of which the backrest can be controlled to a lying position having a greater angle of inclination at the request of a seat user. The control device has a signal connection to a monitoring device, which detects at least one belt parameter, by means of which it can be determined whether a flawless belt course of a safety belt being worn by a seat user is ensured in the lying position.