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US 7,478,869 B2Granted
Automotive vehicle seat insert
AssigneeW.E.T. Automotive Systems AG
InventorsMarinko Lazanja, Goran Bajic, Ed Marlovits, Dmitri Axakov
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Abstract
There is disclosed an insert suitable for use within a seating system of an automotive vehicle.
Claims13
A seating system, comprising:
- a seat having a seat cushion and a seat backrest cushion, at least one of which is part of a ventilated component, each ventilated component having an air-permeable trim surface at an occupant contact area of the seat;
- an insert located beneath the trim surface of each ventilated component, the insert including the following:
- i. a forward layer including a plurality of openings in fluid communication with the air-permeable trim surface;
- ii. a rearward layer including at least one opening;
- iii. a spacer material intermediate of the forward layer and the rearward layer, creating an open space within the insert;
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- iv. an air mover disposed on an outside of the insert, attached to an outer surface of the rearward layer at the at least one opening, and in fluid communication with the spacer material;
- wherein the ventilated component includes a through-hole that receives the air mover upon assembly of the insert to the ventilated component.
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A seating system, comprising:
- a seat having a seat cushion and a seat backrest cushion, at least one of which is part of a ventilated component, each ventilated component having an air-permeable trim surface at an occupant contact area of the seat;
- an insert located beneath the trim surface of each ventilated component, the insert including the following:
- i. a barrier layer in fluid communication with the air-permeable trim surface;
- ii. a spacer material creating an open space within the insert, wherein the barrier layer wraps about at least two edges of the spacer material;
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- iii. an air mover attached to a bottom surface of the spacer material and in fluid communication with the spacer material, wherein the bottom surface of the spacer material faces a top surface of the seat cushion or the seat backrest cushion;
- wherein the ventilated component includes a through-hole that receives the air mover upon assembly of the insert to the ventilated component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.