US 12,447,869 B2
Seat control apparatus and method
Kug Hun Han, Seoul (KR); Jun Hwan Lee, Seoul (KR); and Mun Seung Kang, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); and KIA CORPORATION, Seoul (KR)
Filed by HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); and KIA CORPORATION, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Nov. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/516,045.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2023-0093164 (KR), filed on Jul. 18, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2025/0026247 A1, Jan. 23, 2025
Int. Cl. B60N 2/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/0256 (2023.08) [B60N 2/0021 (2023.08); B60N 2/02246 (2023.08)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seat control apparatus comprising:
an input part disposed in one area of a seat;
a first driving part configured to adjust a slide location of the seat;
a second driving part configured to adjust a reclining angle of the seat;
a memory configured to store one or more instructions; and
a controller operatively connected to the first driving part, the second driving part, and the memory,
wherein the instructions are configured to, when being executed by the controller, cause the seat control apparatus to:
receive a user input on a walk-in mode through the input part;
based on the received user input, control the slide location of the seat to a walk-in location area corresponding to the walk-in mode by using the first driving part, and control the reclining angle of the seat to a walk-in angle area corresponding to the walk-in mode by using the second driving part; and
when the user input is received again through the input part, restore the reclining angle of the seat from the walk-in angle area to an un-walk-in angle area by using the second driving part.