Passive air suspended seat comfort layer having areas of differing pressures
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsAlan George Dry, Joseph S. Talamonti
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Abstract
A vehicle seating assembly includes a seating frame. A plurality of cellular supports include multiple base cells and multiple support cells. The multiple support cells are disposed directly above and include a different air pressure than the base cells. A diaphragm is proximate the base cells and the support cells. An air passage is defined through the diaphragm between adjacent cellular supports. An open air distribution layer extends over the cellular supports. A breathable coverstock extends over the distribution layer.
Claims15
A seating assembly comprising:
- a seating frame;
- a plurality of cellular supports including:
- multiple base cells defined between a lower skin and an upper skin;
- multiple support cells defined between the upper skin and a diaphragm, the multiple support cells disposed above and including a lower air pressure than an air pressure of the base cells, wherein the lower skin substantially wraps the support cells;
- and
- an open air distribution layer above and adjacent to the diaphragm;
- and
- a breathable coverstock extending over the distribution layer.
A seating assembly comprising:
- a plurality of cellular supports defined between an upper skin and a lower skin, the cellular supports extending over a top surface and side surfaces of a vehicle seat;
- a breathable coverstock extending over the upper skin;
- a recess defined between the breathable coverstock and the upper skin;
- an open air distribution layer extending over the plurality of cellular supports;
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- a breathable coverstock extending over the distribution layer.
A method of making a vehicle seating assembly comprising:
- forming a recess in an upper substrate layer;
- forming a plurality of partitioned air cells in a lower substrate layer;
- coupling the upper substrate layer with the lower substrate layer to define a support cell assembly;
- positioning an open air distribution layer over the support cell assembly;
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- covering the open air distribution layer with a coverstock.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.