Radiant barrier for automotive vehicle
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorRobert Day
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Abstract
Embodiments of radiant barriers for vehicles are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a vehicle includes an interior cabin at least partially enclosed by a roof panel, a floor panel, and an engine compartment firewall, and a radiant barrier positioned within the interior cabin. The radiant barrier includes a first thermally reflective surface and a second thermally reflective surface opposite the first thermally reflective surface and separated from the first thermally reflective surface by a thickness t. The thickness t is constant along a length and a width of the radiant barrier. The radiant barrier at least partially thermally isolates the interior cabin from an external environment.
Claims20
A vehicle seat comprising:
- a seat frame;
- a pad supported by the seat frame;
- a heater element positioned over the pad;
- a radiant barrier positioned between the seat frame and the heater element, the radiant barrier comprising a substrate having at least a first thermally reflective surface on a first side of the substrate, the first thermally reflective surface positioned adjacent to the heater element;
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- a seat cover positioned over the heater element and at least partially enclosing the radiant barrier, the heater element, and the pad, wherein the radiant barrier thermally reflects at least some heat from the heater element towards the seat cover.
A vehicle comprising:
- at least one vehicle seat, the vehicle seat comprising:
- a seat frame;
- a pad supported by the seat frame;
- a heater element positioned over the pad;
- a radiant barrier positioned between the seat frame and the heater element, the radiant barrier comprising a substrate having at least a first thermally reflective surface on a first side of the substrate, the first thermally reflective surface positioned adjacent to the heater element;
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- a seat cover positioned over the heater element and at least partially enclosing the radiant barrier, the heater element, and the pad, wherein the radiant barrier thermally reflects at least some heat from the heater element towards the seat cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.