Enhanced vehicle seat ventilation and construction techniques
AssigneeTesla, Inc.
InventorsOlav Sadoo, Cheng Hao Yuan, Matthew Hoolahan, Therese Hallberg
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Abstract
A vehicle seat with enhanced ventilation, and construction techniques for the enhanced ventilation, are described herein. An example vehicle seat includes an exterior formed of an air permeable mesh and a molded foam below the exterior. The molded foam has first holes which allow air to pass therethrough. The vehicle seat further includes a rigid duct connected to the molded foam, with the rigid duct having second holes which line up with the first holes. The vehicle seat further includes a fan, with the fan drawing air from an ambient source through the exterior and into the rigid duct.
Claims17
A vehicle seat comprising:
- an exterior formed of an air permeable mesh;
- a molded foam below the exterior, wherein the molded foam has a plurality of first holes configured to allow air to pass therethrough;
- a rigid duct connected to the molded foam, the rigid duct having a plurality of second holes which, at least in part, line up with the plurality of first holes;
- a fan configured to draw air from an ambient source through the exterior and into the rigid duct;
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- a ventilation bar with a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being configured to draw air from a lower portion of the vehicle seat, and the second portion being configured to provide air to the plurality of first holes.
A vehicle seat comprising:
- a seat bottom comprising:
- an exterior formed of an air permeable mesh,
- a molded foam below the exterior, wherein the molded foam has a plurality of first holes configured to allow air to pass therethrough,
- a first rigid duct connected to the molded foam, the first rigid duct having a plurality of second holes which, at least in part, line up with the plurality of first holes,
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- a first fan, the first fan configured to draw air from an ambient source through the exterior and into the first rigid duct;
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- a seat back comprising:
- a second rigid duct having a plurality of third holes,
- a fleece molded onto the seat back, and
- a second fan configured to draw air through the plurality of third holes.
A method of ventilating a vehicle seat comprising:
- inserting a molded foam below an exterior of the vehicle seat, wherein the exterior is formed of an air permeable mesh, and the molded foam has a plurality of first holes configured to allow air to pass therethrough;
- connecting a rigid duct to the molded foam, wherein the rigid duct has a plurality of second holes which lines up with the plurality of first holes;
- drawing air, via a fan, from an ambient source through the exterior and into the rigid duct;
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- drawing air from a lower portion of the vehicle seat and providing the air from the lower portion of the vehicle seat to the plurality of first holes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.