POSITION-VARIABLE SEAT BACK HINGE STIFFNESS FOR BELT-INTEGRATION SEATS

    公开(公告)号:US20230219471A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-13

    申请号:US18185567

    申请日:2023-03-17

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    CPC classification number: B60N2/4279 B60N2/20 B60N2/433 B60N2002/948

    Abstract: The disclosure provides for a system that includes a seat mounted in a vehicle. The seat includes a base, a back support, a hinge, and a seat belt integrated into the seat. The back support is capable of rotating relative to the base and thereby reclining. The hinge is between the base and the back support and is configured to lock the back support in positions in relation to the base. The seat belt has a shoulder portion and a lap portion and is attached to the seat at a shoulder anchor in the back support and a base anchor in the base. When a generated torque, created from a forward force applied by the shoulder portion of the seat belt, exceeds a threshold amount of torque, the hinge is configured to unlock and back support is configured to rotate forward from a reclined position towards an upright position.

    POSITION-VARIABLE SEAT BACK HINGE STIFFNESSS FOR BELT-INTEGRATION SEATS

    公开(公告)号:US20190118681A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-25

    申请号:US15792937

    申请日:2017-10-25

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    Abstract: The disclosure provides for a system that includes a seat mounted in a vehicle. The seat includes a base, a back support, a hinge, and a seat belt integrated into the seat. The back support is capable of rotating relative to the base and thereby reclining. The hinge is between the base and the back support and is configured to lock the back support in positions in relation to the base. The seat belt has a shoulder portion and a lap portion and is attached to the seat at a shoulder anchor in the back support and a base anchor in the base. When a generated torque, created from a forward force applied by the shoulder portion of the seat belt, exceeds a threshold amount of torque, the hinge is configured to unlock and back support is configured to rotate forward from a reclined position towards an upright position.

    Secondary impact airbag
    23.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10183642B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-22

    申请号:US15977424

    申请日:2018-05-11

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to airbag systems for vehicles. The airbag systems may reduce the secondary impact forces felt by an object upon rebounding from an initial impact with an external airbag by encasing or substantially surrounding the pedestrian with the external airbag. The airbag system may include an initial impact airbag and a secondary impact airbag, wherein the secondary impact airbag is configured to reduce injury caused by a secondary impact of an object upon after an initial impact of the object with the initial impact airbag. The initial impact airbag may be configured to be deployed at a location where the object is predicted to collide with the vehicle. The secondary impact airbag may comprise one or more arms configured to surround the object upon the initial impact.

    SECONDARY IMPACT AIRBAG
    24.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180334123A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-22

    申请号:US15977424

    申请日:2018-05-11

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    CPC classification number: B60R21/0134 B60R21/231 B60R21/36 B60R2021/23107

    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to airbag systems for vehicles. The airbag systems may reduce the secondary impact forces felt by an object upon rebounding from an initial impact with an external airbag by encasing or substantially surrounding the pedestrian with the external airbag. The airbag system may include an initial impact airbag and a secondary impact airbag, wherein the secondary impact airbag is configured to reduce injury caused by a secondary impact of an object upon after an initial impact of the object with the initial impact airbag. The initial impact airbag may be configured to be deployed at a location where the object is predicted to collide with the vehicle. The secondary impact airbag may comprise one or more arms configured to surround the object upon the initial impact.

    Method and system for determining and dynamically updating a route and driving style for passenger comfort

    公开(公告)号:US10107635B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-23

    申请号:US15286153

    申请日:2016-10-05

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    Abstract: The disclosure provides for a method for determining a route for passenger comfort and operating a vehicle according to the determined route. To start, a set of routes from a start location to an end location may be determined. Each route includes one or more portions. For each route of the set of routes, a total motion sickness value is determined based on a sway motion sickness value, a surge motion sickness value, and a heave motion sickness value for each of the given portions. The total motion sickness value for a route reflects a likelihood that a user will experience motion sickness while in a vehicle along the route. A route may then be selected from the set of routes based on the total motion sickness value of each route of the set of routes, and the vehicle may be maneuvered according to the selected route.

    Vehicle mechanisms that alter a vehicle cabin to reduce motion sickness

    公开(公告)号:US11667222B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-06

    申请号:US16522194

    申请日:2019-07-25

    Applicant: WAYMO LLC

    CPC classification number: B60N2/501 B60N2/0224 B60N2/502 B60N2002/0268

    Abstract: The disclosure provides for a system that includes one or more cabin components in a vehicle and one or more computing devices of the vehicle. The one or more computing devices are configured to determine that a vehicle will have an acceleration in a first direction at a future time and an acceleration time associated with the acceleration of the vehicle, alter the one or more cabin components of the vehicle before the acceleration time, and adjust the one or more cabin components of the vehicle based on the acceleration of the vehicle over time.

    Position-variable seat back hinge stiffness for belt-integration seats

    公开(公告)号:US11639122B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-02

    申请号:US17405082

    申请日:2021-08-18

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    Abstract: The disclosure provides for a system that includes a seat mounted in a vehicle. The seat includes a base, a back support, a hinge, and a seat belt integrated into the seat. The back support is capable of rotating relative to the base and thereby reclining. The hinge is between the base and the back support and is configured to lock the back support in positions in relation to the base. The seat belt has a shoulder portion and a lap portion and is attached to the seat at a shoulder anchor in the back support and a base anchor in the base. When a generated torque, created from a forward force applied by the shoulder portion of the seat belt, exceeds a threshold amount of torque, the hinge is configured to unlock and back support is configured to rotate forward from a reclined position towards an upright position.

    Method and system for determining and dynamically updating a route and driving style for passenger comfort

    公开(公告)号:US11585670B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-21

    申请号:US17173274

    申请日:2021-02-11

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    Abstract: The disclosure provides for a method for determining a route for passenger comfort and operating a vehicle according to the determined route. To start, a set of routes from a start location to an end location may be determined. Each route includes one or more portions. For each route of the set of routes, a total motion sickness value is determined based on a sway motion sickness value, a surge motion sickness value, and a heave motion sickness value for each of the given portions. The total motion sickness value for a route reflects a likelihood that a user will experience motion sickness while in a vehicle along the route. A route may then be selected from the set of routes based on the total motion sickness value of each route of the set of routes, and the vehicle may be maneuvered according to the selected route.

    Position-variable seat back hinge stiffness for belt-integration seats

    公开(公告)号:US11117501B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-14

    申请号:US16534161

    申请日:2019-08-07

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    Abstract: The disclosure provides for a system that includes a seat mounted in a vehicle. The seat includes a base, a back support, a hinge, and a seat belt integrated into the seat. The back support is capable of rotating relative to the base and thereby reclining. The hinge is between the base and the back support and is configured to lock the back support in positions in relation to the base. The seat belt has a shoulder portion and a lap portion and is attached to the seat at a shoulder anchor in the back support and a base anchor in the base. When a generated torque, created from a forward force applied by the shoulder portion of the seat belt, exceeds a threshold amount of torque, the hinge is configured to unlock and back support is configured to rotate forward from a reclined position towards an upright position.

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