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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
May. 02, 2016
Applicant:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Inventor:
Brian L. Lindsay, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/04 (2006.01); B60N 2/06 (2006.01); B60N 2/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/0244 (2013.01); B60N 2/01 (2013.01); B60N 2/0248 (2013.01); B60N 2/0276 (2013.01); B60N 2/06 (2013.01); B60N 2002/0268 (2013.01); B60N 2002/0272 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for seat positioning modification in a vehicle are described. One embodiment of a method includes arranging a first movable seat in a default arrangement of a vehicle in preparation for receiving a passenger and determining an occurrence of an external triggering event to the vehicle. Some embodiments include, in response to determining the occurrence of the external triggering event, automatically rearranging the first movable seat to a second arrangement to accommodate for the external triggering event.