A seat assembly of a vehicle includes a seat cushion and a plurality of inflatable tubes located in the seat cushion. An inflation device is operably connected to the plurality of inflatable tubes to selectively inflate the plurality of inflatable tubes upon detection of a crash event. A method of operating a vehicle seat assembly includes detecting a collision event and selectively inflating a plurality of inflatable tubes in a seat cushion of the seat assembly in response to the detection of the collision event. One or more inflatable tubes may be disposed in a seatback, headrest, and/or side cushions of the seat assembly to enhance active and passive safety features and improve comfort for the occupant. This feature may be expanded to seat backs, seat cushions, and seat headrests to enhance active and passive safety features.
一种车辆的座椅组件,包括座垫和位于座垫中的多个可充气管。充气装置可操作地连接到多个可充气管,以在检测到碰撞事件时选择性地给多个可充气管充气。一种操作车辆座椅组件的方法,包括检测碰撞事件,以及响应于碰撞事件的检测,选择性地对座椅组件的座垫中的多个可充气管进行充气。一个或多个可充气管可以设置在座椅组件的座椅靠背、头枕和/或侧垫中,以增强主动和被动安全特征,并提高乘坐者的舒适性。该特征可以扩展到座椅靠背、座椅垫和座椅头枕,以增强主动和被动安全特征。
Intelligent seat cushion
智能座垫
2024-01-05
Patent
Electronic Resource
Chinese
IPC: | B60N SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES , Sitze besonders für Fahrzeuge ausgebildet |