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US 2024/0198880 A1Published application
Alternative width massage
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsSamuel Blair, Joshua Hallock, David Abdella
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Abstract
A massaging assembly for a seat such as a vehicle seat is disclosed. The massaging assembly includes a plurality of bladders arranged along one or more dimensions of an occupant and are configured to determine one or more dimensions of the occupant. For example, a controller cooperates with the plurality of bladders to perform a scan to determine the one or more dimensions. The controller subsequently performs massages via the plurality of bladders based on the one or more occupant dimensions.
Claims20
An assembly comprising:
- a first plurality of bladders arranged along a direction;
- and
- a controller cooperating with the first plurality of bladders, the controller configured to scan an occupant by filling one or more bladders with a fluid and determining an associated pressure.
An assembly comprising:
- a first plurality of bladders arranged along a first axis, each bladder of the first plurality of bladders configured to be filled with a fluid, individually or filled simultaneously;
- a second plurality of bladders arranged along a second axis, the second axis different than the first axis, each bladder of the second plurality of bladders configured to be filled with the fluid individually or filled simultaneously;
- and
- one or more sensors arranged to determine pressures associated with different groups of the bladders.
1 more element
A method comprising:
- determining a first pressure associated a first bladder;
- determining a second pressure associated with a second bladder;
- determining a first occupant dimension based on the first and second pressures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.