Air reservoir integrated into seat back carrier plate
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorAthanasios Glavas
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Abstract
A vehicle and seat for the vehicle that provides a cushion. The seat includes a seat back forming an open volume, a carrier plate disposed on the seat back within the open volume, an air bladder, an air reservoir disposed on the carrier plate for inflating the air bladder, wherein the air reservoir is disposed on the carrier plate within the open volume of the seat back and is configured to control an air pressure within the air bladder. A pump is disposed within the open volume and is configured to control a flow of ambient air into the air reservoir.
Claims20
A method for providing a cushion at a seat of a vehicle, comprising:
- disposing a carrier plate within an open volume of a seat back;
- disposing an air bladder on the seat back;
- placing an air reservoir on the carrier plate, wherein the air reservoir is disposed on the carrier plate within the open volume of the seat back;
- operating the air reservoir to control an air pressure within the air bladder;
- and
- controlling a pump to control flow of ambient air into the air reservoir, wherein the pump is disposed within the open volume.
A seat for a vehicle, comprising:
- a seat back forming an open volume;
- a carrier plate disposed on the seat back within the open volume;
- an air bladder;
- an air reservoir disposed on the carrier plate for inflating the air bladder, wherein the air reservoir is disposed on the carrier plate within the open volume of the seat back and is configured to control an air pressure within the air bladder;
- and
- a pump configured to control a flow of ambient air into the air reservoir, wherein the pump is disposed within the open volume.
A vehicle, comprising:
- a seat for a passenger of the vehicle, the seat comprising:
- a seat back forming an open volume;
- a carrier plate disposed on the seat back within the open volume;
- an air bladder;
- an air reservoir disposed on the carrier plate for inflating the air bladder, wherein the air reservoir is disposed on the carrier plate within the open volume of the seat back and is configured to control an air pressure within the air bladder;
- and
- a pump configured to control a flow of ambient air into the air reservoir, wherein the pump is disposed within the open volume.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.