Automobile seat
AssigneeDaimlerChrysler AG
InventorsClaudio Bargheer, Peter Nordberg, Vasilios Orizaris, Karl Pfahler, Lothar Renner
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Abstract
An automobile seat for a convertible motor vehicle has a seat back with an appropriate headrest. At least one air outflow opening of an air supply system is arranged in an upper area of the seat back in order to reduce undesirable drafts. At least one additional air outflow opening of the air supply system is provided in the seat surface facing the seat occupant for seat ventilation and/or seat heating purposes.
Claims14
An automobile seat for a convertible motor vehicle comprising:
- a seat cushion,
- a back of the seat, and
- a headrest adjustably arranged on the back of the seat,
- wherein at least one air outflow opening of an air supply system, adapted to reduce undesirable drafts, is coupled for movement with adjustment of the headrest, and
- wherein at least one additional air outflow opening of the air supply system provided in a seat surface is adapted to face a seat occupant for seat ventilation purposes, seat heating purposes, or both seat ventilation and seat heating purposes.
An automobile seat for a convertible motor vehicle comprising:
- a seat cushion,
- a back of the seat, and
- an appropriate headrest for the back of the seat,
- at least one air outflow opening of an air supply system being arranged in an upper area of the back in order to reduce undesirable drafts, and
- at least one additional air outflow opening of the air supply system provided in a seat surface adapted to face a seat occupant for seat ventilation purposes, seat heating purposes, or both seat ventilation and seat heating purposes,
- wherein the air supply system is of a duct configuration through which the at least one air outflow opening to reduce drafts and the at least one additional air outflow opening provided in the seat surface are supplied,
- wherein the duct configuration has a distribution system with a first duct and at least one second duct branching off the first duct and running transversely to the first duct,
- wherein the first duct can be closed in the air flow direction after a branching area of the second duct by a shut-off device, and
- wherein, in the branching area of the second duct, an appropriate guiding device is provided, an overflow of the air current from the first duct into the second duct being avoided with said guiding device at least when the shut-off device is nearly completely open.
An automobile seat for a convertible motor vehicle comprising:
- a seat cushion,
- a back of the seat, and
- an appropriate headrest for the back of the seat,
- at least one air outflow opening of an air supply system being arranged in an upper area of the back in order to reduce undesirable drafts, and
- at least one additional air outflow opening of the air supply system provided in a seat surface adapted to face a seat occupant for seat ventilation purposes, seat heating purposes, or both seat ventilation and seat heating purposes,
- wherein the headrest is arranged in a vertically adjustable manner on the back of the seat, and
- wherein an air nozzle that contains the at least one air outflow opening for the purpose of reducing drafts is coupled in its movements with vertical adjustment of the headrest.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.