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US 10,384,565 B2Granted
Adjustable seat assembly
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorWissam Dhaini
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Abstract
A seat assembly is provided having a seat bottom and a seat back mounted adjacent the seat bottom. A cushion is disposed on at least one of the seat bottom and seat back and defines a seating surface. The seating surface has a plurality of regions. A controller is in communication with the cushion and is programmed to independently vary a stiffness of each of the regions along the seating surface.
Claims9
A seat assembly comprising:
- a seat bottom;
- a seat back mounted adjacent the seat bottom;
- a cushion disposed on at least one of the seat bottom and seat back and defining a seating surface, the seating surface having a plurality of regions;
- a controller in communication with the cushion and programmed to independently vary a stiffness of each of the regions along the seating surface;
- and
- a plurality of sensors operably connected to the cushion and in electrical communication with the controller to detect a seating position of an occupant,
- wherein the controller is programmed to dynamically vary the stiffness of the cushion in response to a sensed change in the seating position of the occupant by the plurality of sensors.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.