Seat assembly
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsFrancesco Migneco, David Gallagher
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Abstract
A seat assembly may include a seat, a first bladder assembly connected to the seat, a second bladder assembly connected to the seat, and/or an electrical control unit (ECU) configured to independently control the first bladder assembly and the second bladder assembly. The ECU may be configured to maintain a level of inflation of the first bladder assembly to provide a hugging effect to a user of the seat while inflating and deflating the second bladder assembly to guide breathing of said user.
Claims18
A seat assembly, including:
- a seat;
- a first bladder assembly connected to the seat;
- a second bladder assembly connected to the seat;
- an electrical control unit (ECU) configured to independently control the first bladder assembly and the second bladder assembly;
- and
- a biomedical sensor connected with the ECU;
- wherein the ECU is configured to adjust or maintain a level of inflation of the first bladder assembly to provide a hugging effect to a user of the seat while inflating and deflating the second bladder assembly to guide breathing of said user;
- the ECU is configured to sense a breathing pattern of said user via the biomedical sensor;
- the ECU is configured to determine if the breathing pattern is irregular;
- and
- if the breathing pattern is irregular, the ECU is configured to automatically activate the first bladder assembly and the second bladder assembly to reduce irregularities in the breathing pattern of said user.
A seat assembly, including:
- a seat;
- a first bladder assembly disposed at least partially in the seat;
- a second bladder assembly disposed at least partially in the seat;
- a biomedical sensor configured to sense a breathing pattern of a user of the seat;
- a massage assembly including one or more massage actuators disposed at least partially in the seat;
- and
- an electrical control unit (ECU) connected to the biomedical sensor;
- wherein the ECU is configured to:
- automatically and independently control the first bladder assembly, the second bladder assembly, and the massage assembly to reduce irregularities in the breathing pattern of said user;
- determine if the breathing pattern sensed via the biomedical sensor is irregular;
- and
- automatically activate the first bladder assembly and to maintain a level of inflation of the first bladder assembly to provide a hugging effect to said user when the breathing pattern is irregular.
A method of operating a seat assembly including a seat, a first bladder assembly, and a second bladder assembly, the method including:
- sensing a breathing pattern of a user occupying the seat via a biomedical sensor;
- determining if the breathing pattern of said user includes irregularities via an electronic control unit (ECU);
- inflating one or more bladders of the first bladder assembly;
- maintaining a level of inflation of the one or more bladders;
- and
- inflating and deflating the second bladder assembly to provide a simulated breathing pattern for said user to reduce irregularities in the breathing pattern of said user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.