Vehicle Seat Comprising a Temperature-Control System
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsBernhard HALWAX, Christian ROSSKOPF, Peter SATZGER, Stefan WIEDEMANN
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Abstract
A vehicle seat includes a temperature-control system which is connectable or connected to a temperature-control circuit that conveys a temperature-control medium. The vehicle seat includes at least one temperature-control heat exchanger by which thermal energy can be delivered to and/or absorbed from the environment using the temperature-control medium. The vehicle seat includes at least one electrically operable or electrically operated temperature-control element which is a heating and/or cooling element.
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A vehicle seat, comprising:
- a seat surface;
- a temperature-control device having at least one temperature-control heat exchanger, and
- at least one electrically operable temperature-control element,
- wherein
- the temperature-control device is connectable to a temperature-control circuit configured to transport a temperature-control medium to and from the at least one temperature-control heat exchanger of the temperature-control device such that thermal energy is releasable to and absorbable from surroundings by the at least one temperature-control heat exchanger and the temperature-control medium, and
- the at least one electrically operable temperature-control element is a heating element, a cooling element or a heating and cooling element.
A vehicle, comprising:
- at least one vehicle seat, the at least one vehicle seat including
- a seat surface;
- a temperature-control device having at least one temperature-control heat exchanger, and
- at least one electrically operable temperature-control element,
- wherein
- the temperature-control device is connectable to a temperature-control circuit configured to transport a temperature-control medium to and from the at least one temperature-control heat exchanger of the temperature-control device such that thermal energy is releasable to and absorbable from surroundings by the at least one temperature-control heat exchanger and the temperature-control medium, and
- the at least one electrically operable temperature-control element is a heating element, a cooling element or a heating and cooling element.
A method for the temperature control of a vehicle seat, the vehicle seat including a seat surface, a temperature-control device having at least one temperature-control heat exchanger, and at least one electrically operable temperature-control element, the temperature-control device being connectable to a temperature-control circuit configured to transport a temperature-control medium to and from the at least one temperature-control heat exchanger of the temperature-control device such that thermal energy is releasable to and absorbable from surroundings by the at least one temperature-control heat exchanger and the temperature-control medium, and the at least one electrically operable temperature-control element being a heating element, a cooling element or a heating and cooling element, comprising the act of:
- operating at least one of the temperature control device and the at least one electrically operable temperature-control element to control a temperature of the vehicle seat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.