An aircraft passenger seat construction capable of in-flight rocking motion and berthing, wherein rocking motion and berthing are mutually exclusive features. The seat construction includes a fixed frame including spaced frame members each having a support surface to be rocked on, a rocking frame including a seat pan and spaced rockers, the spaced rockers positioned to rock on the support surfaces, guides carried on the spaced rockers engaged to travel within guide slots of the spaced frame members, a backrest pivotally attached to the rocking frame, and a leg rest pivotally attached to the rocking frame. The rocking frame may rock back-and-forth in-flight or may be locked at any given position based on passenger preference. The seat construction is compatible with or without other seat adjustment mechanisms such as tracking, swivel, lie-flat and recline adjustment mechanisms.

An apparatus and a method for controlling an interior of a vehicle are disclosed. The apparatus for controlling the interior of the vehicle may include an interface configured to receive, at predetermined cycles, information on at least one of video of an inside of the vehicle collected by a camera or sound of the inside of the vehicle collected from a microphone, and a processor configured to determine a relationship between passengers in the vehicle based on the information, and control the interior of the vehicle based on the relationship between the passengers. When determining the relationship between passengers, a passenger relationship estimation algorithm used may be a neural network model generated through machine learning, and may be stored in a memory in the apparatus for controlling the interior of the vehicle, or may be provided via a server in an artificial intelligence environment through a 5G network.

An apparatus and a method for controlling an interior of a vehicle are disclosed. The apparatus for controlling the interior of the vehicle may include an interface configured to receive, at predetermined cycles, information on at least one of video of an inside of the vehicle collected by a camera or sound of the inside of the vehicle collected from a microphone, and a processor configured to determine a relationship between passengers in the vehicle based on the information, and control the interior of the vehicle based on the relationship between the passengers. When determining the relationship between passengers, a passenger relationship estimation algorithm used may be a neural network model generated through machine learning, and may be stored in a memory in the apparatus for controlling the interior of the vehicle, or may be provided via a server in an artificial intelligence environment through a 5G network.

An assembly of a dash for a vehicle includes a first plate and a second plate movable along an axis away from the first plate. The second plate moves from an undeployed position to a deployed position. The assembly includes a spring between the first plate and the second plate that biases the second plate toward the deployed position. The assembly includes a post extending along the axis from the second plate through the first plate. The assembly includes a pin releasably engaging the post with the first plate in the undeployed position. The assembly includes a release supported by the first plate and connected to the pin. The pin is disengageable from the post transverse to the axis by the release.

An assembly of a dash for a vehicle includes a first plate and a second plate movable along an axis away from the first plate. The second plate moves from an undeployed position to a deployed position. The assembly includes a spring between the first plate and the second plate that biases the second plate toward the deployed position. The assembly includes a post extending along the axis from the second plate through the first plate. The assembly includes a pin releasably engaging the post with the first plate in the undeployed position. The assembly includes a release supported by the first plate and connected to the pin. The pin is disengageable from the post transverse to the axis by the release.

The present invention is a device for facilitating the loading and unloading of a child's car seat, itself installed in either a left seat or a right seat of an automobile. The device comprises a rigid stationary base configured for engaging the seat of the automobile, and a pivotable support configured for selectively receiving and securing the child's car seat thereon. A bottom side of the pivotable support is configured for pivotable sliding on a top side of the stationary base. At least one device locking mechanism is fixed with a rear side of the stationary base for securing to the seat of the automobile. A pair of pivot locking mechanisms detach a latch assembly from the stationary base when an actuator lever is actuated, allowing the pivotable support and car seat to pivot on the stationary base.

A seat device that can easily and positively achieve the conversion of the state of a seat. A leg stand (11) fixed on a floor surface, a movable stand (20) supported by the leg stand (11) so as to be able to advance/retract in front and back directions, an underframe (30) of the seat supported by the movable stand (20) so as to be rotatable in forward and backward directions, and an interlocking mechanism (50) that interlocks advancement/retraction of the movable stand (20) with rotation of the underframe (30) are included. The interlocking mechanism (50) includes a plurality of cam grooves (51) that are provided to the leg stand (11), and regulates the trajectory of rotation or advancement/retraction of the underframe (30), a rotary member (52) that is provided to the underframe (30), and is engaged with the cam grooves (51) so as to be movable along the cam grooves (51), the engagement being always maintained to at least any portion of the cam grooves (51), and a switching portion (53) that is provided at a branch point in the cam grooves (51), and can switch the direction to which the rotary member (52) is guided at the branch point.

The disclosure includes a first upper rail coupled to a first lower rail so as to be movable in the forward-backward direction, a second upper rail coupled to a second lower rail, which is disposed parallel to the first lower rail, so as to be movable in the forward-backward direction, drive motors respectively provided at the first upper rail and the second upper rail, a first rotation guide coupled to the first upper rail and provided with a first gear having a plurality of gear teeth, a second rotation guide coupled to the second upper rail and provided with a first gear having a plurality of gear teeth, and a seat cushion provided with second gears engaged with the first gears and configured to rotate when the first upper rail and the second upper rail move in opposite directions.

The disclosure includes a first upper rail coupled to a first lower rail so as to be movable in the forward-backward direction, a second upper rail coupled to a second lower rail, which is disposed parallel to the first lower rail, so as to be movable in the forward-backward direction, drive motors respectively provided at the first upper rail and the second upper rail, a first rotation guide coupled to the first upper rail and provided with a first gear having a plurality of gear teeth, a second rotation guide coupled to the second upper rail and provided with a first gear having a plurality of gear teeth, and a seat cushion provided with second gears engaged with the first gears and configured to rotate when the first upper rail and the second upper rail move in opposite directions.

A vehicle and control method include: a seat; an image acquirer to acquire an image of the seat; a first type of roof airbag module in a fixed position in a first area of a headlining; a rail member in a second area of the headlining in a left-right direction of a vehicle body; a second type of roof airbag module in the rail member and movable in left and right directions along the rail member; an angle detector to detect a rotation angle of the seat; and a controller. The controller identifies the seat rotation angle based on the image of the seat and controls activation of at least the first type of roof airbag module or the second type of roof airbag module based on at least the seat rotation angle based on the image of the seat or detected by the angle detector.