Method for operating a vehicle seat device, vehicle seat device

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United States of America

PATENT NO 12240358
APP PUB NO 20220009383A1
SERIAL NO

17372010

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A method for operating a vehicle seat device for motor vehicles, which has a vehicle seat with a seat part and a backrest, associated with the seat part, and at least one actuator which is associated with the seat part and/or the backrest and by means of which the vehicle seat can be brought automatically into a sitting position and into a reclining position, wherein the movement takes place as a function of a desired position that can be specified by a user and of at least one detectable vehicle seat state. It is provided that a current temperature is monitored as the vehicle seat state and that if the monitored temperature falls below a limit temperature, the vehicle seat is brought into a sitting position or left in a current sitting position regardless of the desired position.

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  • VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Barkow, Tomas Braunschweig, DE 5 150
Busch, Christian Braunschweig, DE 22 47

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