Vehicle with slidable seats
US-10046675-B1 · Aug 14, 2018 · US
Vehicle seat apparatus
US2018281623A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2018281623-A1 |
| Application number | US-201815920580-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | Mar 14, 2018 |
| Priority date | Apr 3, 2017 |
| Publication date | Oct 4, 2018 |
| Grant date | — |
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A vehicle seat apparatus includes: a seat main body configured to seat an occupant; a first gear that is joined to the seat main body; a second gear that is capable of being engaged with the first gear; a rotation mechanism that rotates the second gear in a state of being engaged with the first gear and that rotates the seat main body in a yaw direction from a reference direction; a biasing part that applies, when the seat main body is rotated by the rotation mechanism, a biasing force in a direction that is opposite to a rotation direction; and a release control part that releases an engagement between the first gear and the second gear, that rotates the seat main body by a biasing force which is preliminarily biased by the biasing part, and that allows the seat main body to return to the reference direction.
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What is claimed is: 1 . A vehicle seat apparatus comprising: a seat main body configured to seat an occupant; a first gear that is joined to the seat main body; a second gear that is capable of being engaged with the first gear; a rotation mechanism that rotates the second gear in a state of being engaged with the first gear and that rotates the seat main body in a yaw direction from a reference direction; a biasing part that applies, when the seat main body is rotated by the rotation mechanism, a biasing force in a direction that is opposite to a rotation direction; and a release control part that releases an engagement between the first gear and the second gear, that rotates the seat main body by a biasing force which is preliminarily biased by the biasing part, and that allows the seat main body to return to the reference direction. 2 . The vehicle seat apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a regulation part that regulates a rotation speed of the seat main body when the biasing part allows the seat main body to return to the reference direction. 3 . The vehicle seat apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the biasing part applies a biasing force to a rotation shaft that rotates the seat main body in a yaw direction. 4 . The vehicle seat apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the release control part releases the engagement between the first gear and the second gear when automated driving in which at least one of acceleration/deceleration and steering of a vehicle is automatically controlled is switched to manual driving. 5 . The vehicle seat apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising an information output part which notifies that the seat main body will be rotated of an occupant before the release control part releases the engagement between the first gear and the second gear. 6 . The vehicle seat apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a reception part that receives an operation by the occupant, wherein the release control part releases the engagement between the first gear and the second gear when an operation that allows the seat main body to return to the reference direction is received by the reception part. 7 . The vehicle seat apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the release control part allows the first gear and the second gear to be in an engaged state when the seat main body returns to the reference direction.
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- B60N2/14Primary
rotatable, e.g. to permit easy access (B60N2/10 {, B60N2/2869} take precedence) · CPC title
the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable (adjustable arm-rests B60N2/75; adjustable head-rests B60N2/806) · CPC title
the seat or seat part turning about or moving along a vertical axis · CPC title
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
- B60N2/0244Primary
with logic circuits · CPC title
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- What does patent US2018281623A1 cover?
- A vehicle seat apparatus includes: a seat main body configured to seat an occupant; a first gear that is joined to the seat main body; a second gear that is capable of being engaged with the first gear; a rotation mechanism that rotates the second gear in a state of being engaged with the first gear and that rotates the seat main body in a yaw direction from a reference direction; a biasing par…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Honda Motor Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60N2/14. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Thu Oct 04 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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