Patent ID: 9383872
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: B60N,G06F

Claim Text:
1. A vehicle seat assembly comprising: a vehicle seat comprising a seat base and a seat back, the vehicle seat having at least one actuator configured to (i) raise and lower the seat base along a first path, and (ii) move the seat base along a fore/aft axis; a head restraint supported by the vehicle seat; a planar sensor array having a first zone with a sensing surface, the first zone having a first series of ribs extending outwardly from and across the sensing surface and a second series of ribs extending outwardly from and across the sensing surface, the second series of ribs being generally perpendicular with the first series of ribs; and a controller in communication with the actuator and the sensor array, the controller configured to: (i) in response to receiving a first sliding input in the first zone of the sensor array, control the at least one actuator to move the seat along the first path, and (ii) in response to receiving a second sliding input in the first zone, control the at least one actuator to move the seat base along the fore/aft axis, wherein the first sliding input is aligned with the first series of ribs, and the second sliding input is aligned with the second series of ribs.