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US 11,453,320 B1Granted
Seat assembly and seatback
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsMichael R. Powell, Jeanette Puig-Pey, Vyachislav Ivanov, Louella Patterson, Anthony Mollica, Brad Duncan, Wee Gam, Karl W. Henn, Paul Severinski, Mark Weaver
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Abstract
A seat assembly may include a seatback frame, a primary carrier, an airflow duct, and a plurality of airflow outlets. The primary carrier may be connected to the seatback frame. The airflow duct may be defined at least partially by the primary carrier. The plurality of airflow outlets may extend through the primary carrier to an external surface and may be in fluid communication with the airflow duct.
Claims20
A seat assembly, comprising:
- a seatback frame;
- a primary carrier connected to the seatback frame;
- an airflow duct defined at least partially by the primary carrier;
- and
- a plurality of cushion assemblies connected to portions of the primary carrier;
- wherein the primary carrier includes a plurality of airflow outlets extending through the primary carrier to an external surface and in fluid communication with the airflow duct;
- and
- the plurality of airflow outlets are disposed in the primary carrier around at least a portion of a perimeter of at least one of the plurality of cushion assemblies.
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A seat assembly, comprising:
- a seatback frame;
- a primary carrier connected to the seatback frame;
- and
- an airflow duct defined at least partially by the primary carrier;
- a plurality of cushion assemblies connected to portions of the primary carrier;
- wherein the primary carrier includes a plurality of airflow outlets extending through the primary carrier to an external surface of the primary carrier and in fluid communication with the airflow duct;
- the external surface of the primary carrier includes exposed portions that function as an external surface of the seat assembly and are not covered by the cushion assemblies or a trim cover;
- and
- the plurality of airflow outlets are aligned with one or more of the exposed portions.
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A seat assembly, comprising:
- a seatback frame;
- a primary carrier connected to the seatback frame;
- an airflow duct defined at least partially by the primary carrier;
- a primary back panel connected to the seatback frame;
- and
- a floating panel connected to the primary back panel;
- wherein the primary carrier includes a plurality of airflow outlets extending through the primary carrier to an external surface of the primary carrier and in fluid communication with the airflow duct;
- and
- the floating panel is spaced apart from the primary back panel such that an air intake opening is defined between the primary back panel and the floating panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.