Button-tufted trim style for climate comfort seat
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorMichael Hulway
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Abstract
A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat base and a seat back. A coverstock is disposed over the seat base and the seat back. A plurality of button-tufts are disposed on a top surface of at least one of the seat base and the seat back and are operably coupled with the coverstock. The plurality of button-tufts include an orifice extending through the button-tufts. A fan is in communication with the orifice and is configured to move air through the orifice, thereby providing air flow to a vehicle passenger resting on the coverstock.
Claims20
A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
- a seat base;
- a seat back;
- a coverstock disposed over the seat base and the seat back;
- a plurality of button-tufts disposed on a top surface of at least one of the seat base and the seat back and operably coupled with the coverstock, wherein the plurality of button-tufts include an orifice extending through the button-tufts;
- a fan in communication with the orifice and configured to move air through the orifice, thereby providing air flow to a vehicle passenger resting on the coverstock.
A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
- a seat base and seat back defining a seating surface;
- a button-tuft disposed on the seat base, wherein the button-tuft includes an orifice;
- a lateral air channel in communication with the orifice;
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- a fan configured to move air through the orifice.
A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
- a seat base;
- a seat back;
- a plurality of button-tufts disposed on the seat base and seat back;
- at least one orifice extending through the button-tufts;
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- a fan operably coupled to the at least one orifice and configured to blow air through the seat base and seat back.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.