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US 2019/0337429 A1Published application
Vehicle seating assembly with ventilated cooling
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMichael Murphy McElroy, Jeffrey Michael Attala, Josif Salanta, Mukdam Kena
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Abstract
A vehicle seat includes an air mover within a seatback. First and second inlet channels extend from an occupant seatback surface and a seatback lower portion, respectively, to the air mover. The air mover includes first and second outlet channels, and the air mover selectively and alternatively moves air from at least one of the first inlet channel to one of the first and second outlet channels or the second inlet channel to the first outlet channel.
Claims20
A vehicle seat comprising:
- an air mover within a seatback;
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- first and second inlet channels extending from an occupant seatback surface and a seatback lower portion, respectively, to the air mover, having first and second outlet channels, wherein the air mover selectively and alternatively moves air from at least one of the first inlet channel to one of the first and second outlet channels, or the second inlet channel to the first outlet channel.
A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
- a seatback including an occupant supporting surface and a rearward facing surface;
- an air mover disposed in the seatback;
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- an inlet channel extending from the occupant supporting surface to the air mover and an outlet channel extending from the air mover to the rearward facing surface, wherein the air mover selectively moves air from the occupant supporting surface through a vent disposed on the rearward facing surface.
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A seating assembly comprising:
- a seatback comprising:
- an occupant supporting surface,
- a rearward facing surface,
- a bottom surface, and
- an interior space having an air mover;
- a first inlet channel for moving air from the occupant supporting surface to the air mover;
- a second inlet channel for moving air from the bottom surface to the air mover;
- a first outlet channel for moving air from the air mover to the rearward facing surface;
- a second outlet channel for releasing air from the air mover into the interior space;
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- a controller configured to selectively and alternatively activate the first inlet channel and the second inlet channel, and wherein the controller is further configured to selectively and alternatively actuate the first and second outlet channels.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.