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US 6,273,810 B1Granted
Inflatable air cell having combined pneumatically adjusted occupant support and thermal conditioning
AssigneeMcCord Winn Textron Inc.
InventorsRichard D. Rhodes, Jr., Scott J. Moran, Stephen Burt
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Abstract
An air cell support system for vehicle seat and mattress applications includes an air cell constructed from facing sheets of flexible material that are sealed along their marginal edges. One of the sheets is impermeable and the other of the sheets is perforated to direct air from the air cell for ventilating an occupant support surface while providing a source of pressure for inflating the air cell.
Claims8
An inflatable air cell system for supporting and thermally conditioning the support for an occupant, the system including:
- an air cell including two facing layers of flexible cell material, an upper layer of the two facing layers being configured to support an occupant and a lower layer of the two facing layers being sealed against airflow;
- an air tube connected to said air cell to provide an opening into said air cell;
- a pressure adjusting control system connected to the air tube;
- perforations formed through said upper layer of the air cell to provide air flow with respect to the air cell for thermally conditioning an outer body-contacting surface of the upper layer.
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