Automobile with adjustable passenger seats has adjacent seats moved into same predetermined crash position upon detection of side impact

摘要

The automobile has adjacent passenger seats, e.g. a front driver seat (15) and a front passenger seat (16), provided with a seat squab (151,161) which can be adjusted in the direction of the vehicle longotudinal axis and a seat backrest (152,162) with an adjustable inclination angle relative to the seat squab. The seat squab and the seat backrest of both passenger seats are moved automatically into the same predetermined crash position, via a control mechanism, upon detection of a side impact