Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
297180130 | Power source propels air for heat exchange | 67 |
20080203781 | Air Nozzle Arranged In The Head Rest Of A Vehicle Seat - A motor vehicle seat has a headrest which is supported by a backrest. At a front side of the headrest, which faces toward the seat occupant, the air nozzle opens out of an air supply device for supplying the head, shoulder, and neck region of the seat occupant with an air flow. The air nozzle is provided with guide elements for directing the emerging airflow. Each component of the air nozzle is arranged so as to be recessed with respect to the front side of the headrest by a comfort dimension. | 08-28-2008 |
20080217967 | AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE SEAT HAVING A COMFORT SYSTEM - There is disclosed a comfort system suitable for use in a seat of an automotive vehicle. The system preferably includes an air mover in fluid communication with an open space below a trim layer of the seat for providing ventilation, heating and/or cooling to the seat occupant. | 09-11-2008 |
20080290702 | Ergonomically designed portable cooling seat - An ergonomically designed portable cooling seat is provided. The portable cooling seat according to current application is comprised of a flexible connection duct, a flexible air distributor that is in a form of plastic cushion, a tiny blower that installed inside of the connection duct to facilitate introduction of air from air-conditioner into the air distributor, and a solid structure that is foldable along the center thereof. The air distributor and the solid foldable structure are ergonomically designed and covered with soft clothes to form a portable cooling seat. The portable cooling seat supplies cool air to the back and beneath of the buttocks of a driver, while avoiding undesirable region such as perinea and shoulder, to prevents driver's body oozed by sweat. | 11-27-2008 |
20090051197 | Air Supply Device for a Vehicle Seat of a Motor Vehicle - An air supply device for a vehicle seat, in particular of a convertible, and a method for adjusting an airflow of an air supply device of this type are provided. In the air supply device and the method with the aid of a Peltier element which is provided in an air duct of the air supply device, the temperature of the airflow can be adjusted as a function of diverse parameters. For this purpose, the flow of air is conducted either over a heating surface or a cooling surface of the Peltier element. | 02-26-2009 |
20090121525 | Vehicular seat - A vehicular seat including: a seat back; a temperature regulation unit which regulates temperature of an air blown from a surface of the seat back and has a heat exchanger; and an exhaust passage which exhaust waste air discharged from the heat exchanger toward the outside of the seat, wherein: the heat exchanger and the exhaust passage are disposed inside the seat back; the exhaust passage has an exhaust portion which opens toward the outside of the seat back; and the exhaust portion is provided on a side of the seat back so as to be oriented downward, the side facing a side wall of the vehicle. | 05-14-2009 |
20090152909 | Attachment assembly for securing trim material to the padding of a ventilated seat - A ventilated vehicle seat includes one of a seat back and a seat cushion having an air transmission channel therethrough. Upholstery covers the one of a seat back and a seat cushion. An air permeable spacer layer is disposed between the one of a seat back and a seat cushion and the upholstery, and the air permeable spacer layer is in fluid communication with the air transmission channel. An air permeable tie-down strap connects the upholstery to the one of a seat back and a seat cushion. | 06-18-2009 |
20110115263 | Motor vehicle comprising a vehicle seat - A motor vehicle has a roof which can be opened and a vehicle seat which has an associated air supply device with at least one air outflow opening arranged in the upper region of the seat and via which an airstream can be blown onto the head, shoulder and nape areas of the seat occupant when the roof is open. A heater system for the interior of the motor vehicle being provided. In order to use the air supply device in a universal manner, it is used to heat up the interior during a heating phase. | 05-19-2011 |
20110266842 | AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE SEAT INSERT - There is disclosed an insert suitable for use within a seating system of an automotive vehicle. | 11-03-2011 |
20130026800 | HEATING AND COOLING SEATING DEVICE - A seating device with an integral seat, upright back and front wall forming a hollow bench which defines an interior space. A misting manifold with misting nozzles is supported above the upright back and is connected to a water pump which when activated supplies water to the manifold and provides a cooling mist to the entire body of a person sitting on the bench. A heater provides forced heated air to the interior space of the bench and through holes in the front wall of the bench to the deck of a foot platform for directing air upwardly through holes in the deck for total body warmth in cold weather use. | 01-31-2013 |
20130069399 | RACING BUCKET SEAT AND COOLING SYSTEM FOR RACING CAR WITH THE SAME - To provide a racing bucket seat and a cooling system for racing cars capable of effectively suppressing the rise of a driver's body, meeting the safety regulations. | 03-21-2013 |
20130106149 | Heat Ventilating Chair | 05-02-2013 |
20130140857 | Seat Air-Tube Ventillation System - A vehicle seat including a spiral-shaped air-tube seat ventilation system having a seat pad module. The seat pad module includes a foam cushion member, with the cushion member defining a spiral groove. An elongated tube defining a plurality of orifices in fluid communication with the tube interior is disposed in the spiral groove, with a spacer fabric pad and a heating pad coupled to the foam cushion member. One or more of the seat pad modules is then coupled to one or more of the vehicle seat back and the vehicle seat base. | 06-06-2013 |
20130154315 | CHAIR FOR OUTDOOR USE - Embodiments of the invention relate generally to chairs for outdoor use. For example, the present invention provides a chair having elbow pockets/channels, a media compartment with collapsible shade and ventilation, a solar powered media charging station, and a mid-section/lumbar support device. In some embodiments, the chair is a folding chair. In at least some embodiments, the chair provides a selection of seated positions for the user. In various embodiments, the chair is a lounge chair, a folding lounge chair, a sand chair (seat height less than 9″), a folding sand chair, an elevated chair (seat height 16″ or higher), and a folding elevated chair. | 06-20-2013 |
20140333101 | VENTILATION SYSTEM - The present invention is drawn to a ventilation system for a “climate object”, in particular all components with which the user of a vehicle may come in contact in a passenger compartment such as, for example, a steering mechanism for a vehicle, a dashboard, an armrest, a door paneling, a seat cover, a heating blanket, a padding, a cover or a seat, all which include at least one air flow device to guide air through the climate object. | 11-13-2014 |
20140346820 | SEAT AND ITS USE - A seat has a sitting surface and a back surface completely covered with an arrangement including first, second, and third layers. The first layer is formed of a seat material or leather and has a first side facing a user and a second side facing away from the user. The second side of the first layer is arranged on the second layer. The second layer has a third side facing the first layer and a fourth side facing away from the first layer. The second layer has an absorber to absorb moisture with a first component layer facing the first layer and having a first hydrophilicity and a second component layer having a second hydrophilicity greater than the first hydrophilicity. The third layer has an air duct layer. The second component layer faces the third layer, and the fourth side is arranged on the third layer. | 11-27-2014 |
20150329027 | SEAT CONDITIONING ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A NOISE SUPPRESSOR - A seat conditioning assembly in accordance with the invention includes a ventilation diffuser bag having an A-side and an opposite B-side. An air mover is connected to the B-side of the ventilation diffuser bag. A noise suppressor is disposed adjacent the A-side of the ventilation diffuser bag. The noise suppressor overlaps a location of the air mover in a direction from the A-side to the B-side. | 11-19-2015 |
20160009210 | SEATBACK FRAME AND VEHICLE SEAT | 01-14-2016 |
20160096460 | MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT PROVIDED WITH A SYSTEM FOR SUPPLYING CONDITIONED AIR - In a motor-vehicle seat a padding body of a cushion and/or backrest has a passage for air coming from an air conditioning system of the motor-vehicle. This passage includes a closed cavity defined between a lowered surface formed in an outer surface of the padding body and the seat cover. At least part of the closed cavity is separated from the cover through a layer of a material substantially impervious to air, configured to exchange heat by thermal conduction, through the cover with a body of an occupant. | 04-07-2016 |
20160107551 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat including a seat pad including a flow channel portion, a seat cover covering the seat pad and having breathability, a functional member disposed between the seat pad and the seat cover and having breathability, and a blowing member configured to blow the gas into or out of the seat through the flow channel portion of the seat pad and the seat cover along a flow path, wherein the functional member is integrated with any one of the seat pad and the seat cover with an adhesive portion, which has poorer breathability than the seat cover and the functional member, interposed therebetween, and wherein the adhesive portion includes a passage portion through which the gas is configured to pass, and the passage portion is disposed in the flow path of the gas. | 04-21-2016 |
20180020838 | BLOWER UNIT | 01-25-2018 |
20190142172 | AIR CONDITIONING SEAT | 05-16-2019 |
20190143857 | SEAT ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A MODULAR FOAM ARRANGEMENT WITH A VENTING MODULAR SECTION AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | 05-16-2019 |
20220134921 | SEAT COMPONENT FOR A VEHICLE SEAT AND VEHICLE SEAT - A seat component for a vehicle seat having at least one air outlet unit configured to be connected to an air supply. In order to be able to adapt a ventilation function of the vehicle seat individually to a contact area between the vehicle seat and a person sitting thereon, the air outlet unit has at least one flexible air guide funnel and at least one diaphragm valve which is arranged within the at least one flexible air guide funnel and which is connected to the at least one flexible air guide funnel in such a way that the diaphragm valve closes the air guide funnel when the air guide funnel is not deformed, and at least partially opens the air guide funnel when the air guide funnel is deformed. | 05-05-2022 |
297180140 | Fan directly attached to a chair or seat component | 44 |
20080211269 | VENTILATED SEAT - The present invention relates to a ventilated seat having an insert with a seat portion, and having a flow control layer with first and second ports, a spacer having an inlay and a main portion, and a first fluid barrier where the inlay is substantially isolated from the main portion by a fluid-tight boundary. The present invention also relates to a ventilated seat having an insert with a seat portion and having a first flow control layer with at least one port, a first and a second spacer, and a fluid barrier comprising at least one port. The present invention also relates to a ventilated seat with an insert having a seat portion and having a flow control layer with a port and a plurality of flow holes in the seat portion, a spacer, a fluid barrier and at least one conduit with a plurality of flow holes located adjacent to the seat portion of the flow control layer. The seat also may include a fan in fluid communication with the spacer and a fluid conditioning device. The present invention also relates to methods of ventilating a seat. The method includes providing a thermoelectric device (TED) and conditioning air with the TED to provide heating or cooling and communicating that conditioned air through an insert with either pushing or pulling the condition air through the insert. | 09-04-2008 |
20080290703 | Motor Vehicle Seat - The invention relates to a motor vehicle seat comprising a back rest ( | 11-27-2008 |
20080315634 | Motor Vehicle Seat Provided with an Air Supply Device - A motor vehicle seat, in particular for an open motorcar, having an air supply device for supplying an air flow from an air output opening to the head, neck and shoulder area of a passenger. The air supply device includes a heating or cooling system for heating or cooling the air flow. This air supply device is a more efficient heating or cooling system for a motor vehicle seat. For this purpose, the air supply device comprises a sandwich that includes at least one heating or cooling layer and at least one air penetrable layer and a structure which makes it possible to convert the air flow into turbulent or diffused steam. | 12-25-2008 |
20090008970 | Backrest For A Motor Vehicle Seat With An Air Supply Device - A backrest for a motor vehicle seat is described. The rear side of the seat is covered by a planar lining part within which an air supply device for supplying the head, shoulder and neck region of a seat occupant with an airflow is integrated. The air supply device comprises a housing. Fitted together from at least two housing parts, with one of these housing parts being directly supported by the lining part of the backrest. | 01-08-2009 |
20090015043 | Vehicle Seat Comprising an Air Conditioning Unit - The vehicle seat comprises an air conditioning unit associated with the seat pan and/or the backrest. The air conditioning unit comprises a fan, a flow channel and an air distribution element arranged on the upper face of the seat pan and/or backrest upholstery and connected to the fan via the flow channel. A fan receptacle and the flow channel are molded into the seat pan and/or into the backrest. | 01-15-2009 |
20090066122 | Vehicle seat - A vehicle seat, in particular a rear seat, has a backrest with a backrest cushion having a ventilation layer through which air can flood, and with at least one ventilator for ventilating the cushion. The ventilator sucks up air from the rear space of the backrest cushion and blows it into the ventilation layer. The ventilation layer is divided into a lower and upper section by an air barrier running in the transverse direction of the seat. At least one ventilator is assigned to the lower section of the ventilation layer and at least one further ventilator with an air-conveying direction the other way around with respect to the air-conveying direction of the first ventilator is assigned to the upper section of the ventilation layer. | 03-12-2009 |
20090134677 | Motor Vehicle Seat with an Air Supply Device - In a motor vehicle seat for a closed motor vehicle, an air supply device is provided for supplying the head, neck and shoulder region of the seat occupant with warm air that can emerge via an air discharge opening on that side of the backrest which faces the seat occupant. In order to surround the head, neck and shoulder region of the seat occupant with a draft-free and inconspicuous air cushion or air space, an air discharge opening that extends at least over approximately one third of the width of the backrest of the vehicle seat is provided. | 05-28-2009 |
20090218855 | CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR A SEATING ASSEMBLY - According to some embodiments disclosed in the present application, a climate control device configured for use with a seating assembly includes a fluid module having a fluid transfer device. The climate control device further comprises a fluid duct in fluid communication with the fluid module, wherein the fluid duct includes a distal end. The additional includes at least one outlet opening positioned at the distal end of the fluid duct. In some arrangements, the fluid duct is configured to be positioned at, near or through a seat bite area of the seating assembly. In other arrangements, the fluid module is configured to selectively transfer air to or from the at least one outlet opening through the fluid duct. | 09-03-2009 |
20090295200 | VEHICLE SEATS - A vehicle seat includes a seat back and a head rest. The seat back has an air blower that is capable of aspirating air, and a blower duct that is capable of introducing the aspirated air toward a blowhole formed in the seat back. The head rest has a head rest main body and a stay attached to the head rest main body. The stay is inserted into the seat back, so that the head rest main body is vertically movably attached to the seat back. The air blower is disposed on the seat back such that a rotation center thereof can be positioned above the level of a terminal end of the stay that is moved to a lowermost position. | 12-03-2009 |
20090322124 | AIR-CONDITIONED SEAT - An air-conditioned seat includes a seat area and a backrest, the seat area and/or the backrest being cushioned with foam. For climate-control, a ventilator, in particular a radial ventilator, is provided, which is in operative connection with an air distribution device in the foam of the seat area and/or the backrest, the air distribution device including an air distribution structure on the side (e.g., a B side) facing away from the seated person, as well as air-conducting channels toward the side (e.g., an A side) facing the seated person. The ventilator is to be disposed in the foam itself, on the B side. The air is transported to the A side via the air distribution structure in the form of air trenches introduced into the foam on the B side, and via the air-conducting channels. | 12-31-2009 |
20100038937 | FLEXIBLE NOISE COVER FOR A VENTILATED SEAT - This invention relates to a vehicle seat assembly having a lower seat assembly and a seat back assembly, the lower seat and seat back assemblies having an exterior surface and an interior region. The vehicle seat includes a ventilation system configured to move air through body-side openings in the exterior surface, the ventilation system comprising a fan and one or more fan openings, the fan openings providing fluid communication between the fan and an exterior of the seat assembly through the exterior surface. The vehicle seat also includes a flexible noise cover, mounted on the vehicle seat assembly, defining the fan openings. | 02-18-2010 |
20100045079 | ALIGNMENT SYSTEM FOR A SPACER LAYER IN A VENTILATED SEAT - A ventilated vehicle seat having a foam cushion sufficient to support an occupant, the foam cushion having an outer surface; an air-permeable spacer fabric, supported on the outer surface of the foam cushion; and a fan in fluid communication with the spacer fabric. The ventilated vehicle seat characterized in that the area of the spacer fabric is less than the area of the outer surface and that the ventilated vehicle seat has an alignment system that is configured to facilitate alignment of the spacer fabric with respect to the foam cushion. | 02-25-2010 |
20100066133 | Chiller for Driver's seat of a Motor Vehicle - A DC powered refrigeration package supplies refrigerant to an evaporator coil that is incorporated into the driver's seat of a race car. The DC-powered compressor, condenser and condenser fan are contained within an enclosure that can be situated behind the driver's seat. The refrigeration circuit chills the seat to below freezing, favorably to about 20° F. or below. | 03-18-2010 |
20100102599 | CUSHION STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE SEAT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A cushion structure of a vehicle seat is provided. The cushion structure includes a cushion pad formed of expanded resin and configuring a cushion part of the vehicle seat, the cushion pad being provided with a groove part, and a reinforcing sheet material which is harder than the cushion pad and is provided integrally with an upright wall face of the groove part. | 04-29-2010 |
20100295339 | AIR-CONDITIONED SEAT CUSHION - An air-conditioned seat cushion includes a flexible seat cushion body bendable to fit a car seat and having a flexible flat fan mount forwardly extended from the front open side thereof and multiple air channels and air holes for ventilation, a fan affixed to the flexible flat fan mount, a hard fan cowl fixedly mounted in the seat cushion body and having shunt passages arranged in air communication between the air channels of the seat cushion body and the air output port of the fan, and a flow guide pivoted to the fan cowl and coupled to the air output port of the fan for biasing with the fan relative to the fan cowl when the flexible flat fan mount is bent relative to the fan cowl to fit a car seat and for guiding currents of air from the air output port of the fan into the shunt passages and the air channels of the seat cushion body. | 11-25-2010 |
20110031786 | CENTRIFUGAL AIR BLOWER AND AUTOMOBILE SEAT - A centrifugal multi-blade impeller ( | 02-10-2011 |
20110133525 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat includes a seat cushion, and a seat back including a blower. The seat back includes an interior pad facing an outer circumference of the seat back other than a part of the seat back at a rear side, and a fabric seat cover covering the interior pad to configure an exterior covering. The seat cover includes a seated occupant's side surface portion and a rear surface portion joined together to form a bag-like configuration. The interior pad is formed with an air guiding path which guides air from the blower to a surface of the seat back at a seated occupant's side. A part of the rear surface portion which does not cover the interior pad is formed as a permeation block portion having permeability lower than that of the seated occupant's side surface portion so as to block the permeation of air from the outside. | 06-09-2011 |
20110187165 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat is provided. The vehicle seat includes a seat main body, and a duct that is provided in the seat main body. The duct includes an inlet port through which air is supplied, a first communication pipe which is branched from the inlet port and communicates with a first outlet port, and a second communication pipe which is branched from the inlet port and communicates with a second outlet port. The duct is provided with a heating device which is configured to supply or absorb heat to or from air flowing through at least one of the first communication pipe and the second communication pipe so as to generate a temperature difference between air discharged from the first outlet port and air discharged from the second outlet port. | 08-04-2011 |
20110260509 | STRUCTURALLY IMPROVED SEAT CUSHION - The present invention relates to a structurally improved seat cushion, comprising a main body which includes a padding part, a backrest part and multiple accordion-shaped vent pipes used to connect the padding and backrest parts. There are guide grooves formed between padding components on the padding and backrest parts, multiple wings extending from two side edges of the padding components and capable of being bent to fit in with a seat adequately and a containing space with an opening at front end of the padding part to fix a wind scooper, while a blower fan is connected with the opening. When the blower fan draws external cooling air into the main body, the cooling air goes quickly out of vent holes along diversion grooves formed by multiple separation boards in the wind scooper, guide grooves and vent pipes, making users feel cool, ventilative and more comfortable when sitting on it. | 10-27-2011 |
20120256450 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat includes a seat cushion, a seat back that is connected to the seat cushion in a manner so as to be reclined and raised with respect to the seat cushion, a lower band member that covers a connecting portion of the seat cushion and the seat back, and a supply portion provided in the lower band member. The seat back includes a cushion that forms a contour of a seat, a cover, and a blower arranged inside the seat back. Air blown from the blower is blown toward a sitting side of the seat back via a flow path portion of the cushion, while outside air is supplied to the blower. The supply portion communicates an inside of the seat back with an outside of the seat back, and outside air taken in from the supply portion is supplied to the blower. | 10-11-2012 |
20120256451 | VEHICLE SEAT - A seat component has a center portion that contacts the body or legs of a seated occupant, and side portions that contacts neither the body nor legs of the seated occupant. A flow passage has a center vent formed in the center portion, a side vent formed in the side portions, and communication portions that provide communication between the center vent and the side vent within the seat component. The air blown out of a blower is supplied to a seating-face of the seat component from at least one of the center vent and the side vent. | 10-11-2012 |
20130076083 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR A DRUM THRONE - A drum throne with a cooling system comprises a seat, a stand and a cooling system attachment. The seat has a seat frame a breathable seat surface coupled to the seat frame that allows air to pass therethrough and a mounting bracket coupled to the seat frame underneath the breathable seat surface. The stand has a central support post that detachably couples to the mounting bracket and a plurality of legs that adjustably extend from the central support post. The cooling system attachment detachably couples to either the mounting bracket of the seat or to the central support post of the stand. The cooling system attachment further includes a fan mounting support to releasably hold a fan that directs air to flow through the breathable seat surface of the seat. | 03-28-2013 |
20130099529 | Portable Cooling Pad for Seat - A cooling pad includes a bottom section, a top section, and a middle section which together form a contoured surface to support a person's back. The contoured surface includes concave and convex sections, providing ventilated pockets which allow air to flow to a person's back. Inside the middle section there are intake holes, located on either side of the cooling pad, and exhaust holes, positioned atop and below the middle section. The intake holes allow air to be brought in from outside, while the exhaust holes direct air to cool a person's back. Fan and power systems are stored inside the middle section. The fan blows air through the exhaust holes. The system as a whole is designed to utilize negative pressure to bring fresh air in from the intakes, replacing the air the fan pushes through the exhaust holes. The resulting airflow prevents back sweat from occurring. | 04-25-2013 |
20130106150 | FAN-EQUIPPED CHAIR ASSEMBLY | 05-02-2013 |
20130300159 | VENTILATING DEVICE - A ventilation apparatus ( | 11-14-2013 |
20130328359 | Ventilation and Cooling System for an Office Chair - A ventilation and cooling system for an AERON office chair is disclosed. It consists of an air mover, a power supply unit and a control switch. The system attaches underneath the seat of the chair. Airflow from the air mover is directed towards the seat to dissipate the body heat of the chair's occupant. The increased airflow cools the posterior and crotch regions of the person occupying the chair. | 12-12-2013 |
20140097652 | Fan-Cooled Collapsible Canopy Chair - A collapsing canopy chair having an active cooling means is provided. The device comprises a collapsing, outdoor chair structure that includes a fabric seat supported by a folding seat frame. Above the chair structure is an overhead canopy assembly that supports a fan unit therein. The fan unit is supported along the surface of the canopy and within an aperture therethrough. The fan is further electrically connected to a power source supported on the chair structure and controlled by an activation switch along one arm rest of the chair structure. The switch allows a user to operably initiate the fan unit for improved ventilation under the canopy and for convective cooling in warm environments. | 04-10-2014 |
20140159442 | HEATER FAN, ESPECIALLY FOR USE AS A NECK WARMER IN VEHICLE SEATS - The present invention concerns a heater fan for a body support arrangement, and specifically the heater fan has at least one air delivery arrangement and at least one heating appliance. | 06-12-2014 |
20140175844 | ARMREST FOR VEHICLE - The present invention discloses an armrest for a vehicle, the armrest having a front end, a rear end, and two sides; an intake port formed in the front end of an armrest body; an exhaust port formed in the rear end of the armrest body; a blower installed in the armrest body, the blower being connected to the exhaust port by an exhaust duct, and to the intake port by an intake duct, wherein the intake duct is configured to extend rearward from the intake port, branch off into a plurality of diverged parts, and converge prior to connection with the blower; a plurality of cup holders arranged in a row and positioned forward of the blower and proximate to the diverge parts of the intake duct; and a thermoelement disposed on each of the cup holders, the thermoelement being brought into close contact with the intake duct | 06-26-2014 |
20140175845 | ARMREST FOR VEHICLE - The present invention relates to an armrest for a vehicle. The armrest includes: an intake port which is formed in a front surface of a front end of an armrest body; an exhaust port which is formed in a rear end of the armrest body; a blower which is installed in the armrest body and connected to the intake port by an intake duct; a plurality of cup holders which are arranged in a row above the intake duct; an exhaust duct which extends from the blower and branching off into a plurality of diverged parts that pass by the respective cup holders and are connected to the exhaust port; and a thermoelement which is provided on each of the cup holders and is brought into close contact with the exhaust duct. | 06-26-2014 |
20140175846 | ARMREST FOR VEHICLE - The present invention relates to an armrest that includes a rotating shaft, an intake port, an exhaust port, an internal duct and a cup holder. The rotating shaft is disposed in the rear end of the armrest body and configured to pivotally connect the armrest body to a seat so that the armrest body may alternate between a retracted position in which the armrest functions as a seatback and an unfolded position in which the armrest functions as an armrest. The intake port, exhaust port, and internal duct are configured to provide heating and cooling of the cup holder. | 06-26-2014 |
20140203599 | SEATING ASSEMBLY WITH AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A vehicle seating assembly with a cooling system includes a seatback structure with a permeable passenger support which is coupled with the seatback structure. The passenger support has a back support surface and a rear surface. A concave shell has a peripheral edge which is coupled with the rear surface of the passenger support. A conduit member has an intake opening between the passenger support and the shell and an exhaust opening. An air chamber is coupled with the exhaust opening of the conduit member and has a fan on an exterior portion of the air chamber to draw air from the back support surface through the air chamber. | 07-24-2014 |
20140265462 | Portable Cooling Chamber Having Radiant Barrier and Cooling System - A compact radiant barrier with applied cooling systems. In accordance with one embodiment, the invention may comprise a folding chair characterized as having a top radiant barrier and deployable radiant barriers on either side as well as the front and rear of the chair. The side radiant barriers are deployable extending down to the chair arms and even below. The invention may further comprise a forced air cooling fan that may be disposed on the lower surface of top component of the chair, in which the top component also operates as a radiant barrier, i.e., a reflective material such that solar radiation is not absorbed but is reflected back into the atmosphere. It is a further aspect of the invention that various elements of the radiant barrier, especially the top barrier, further comprise insulating properties. | 09-18-2014 |
20140319886 | Antibacterial, Antiviral Baby Carrier Cover with a Ventilation System - The invention is directed toward an improved cover for an infant carrier. The cover for the infant carrier comprises a cover, an exhalation valve, a means for affixing the perimeter of the cover to the infant carrier, and a window. The cover is a nonwoven filtering fabric. The exhalation valve comprising a valve seat, a valve seal, and a valve cover. The window is placed within the cover and is a transparent thermoplastic. The cover may further comprise a plurality of ribbons to hold the cover away from an infant in the infant carrier. The cover may further comprise a rod and a receiver. The cover may further comprise a powered air supply and a supply structure. The supply structure is integral to the cover and houses the powered air supply. The valve seat may be affixed directly to the cover or the window. | 10-30-2014 |
20150035323 | MULTI-CONTOUR BLADDER SYSTEM - A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat base and a seat back. A cover stock is disposed over the seat back and the seat base. An inflatable bladder is disposed in at least one of the seat base and the seat back and is configured to be in a first position, wherein the bladder is deflated, and a second position, wherein the bladder is inflated. The bladder includes at least one orifice extending completely through the inflatable bladder. A fan is operably coupled to the at least one orifice and is configured to move air through the at least one orifice and the cover stock, thereby providing air flow to a vehicle passenger. | 02-05-2015 |
20150061331 | BREATHABLE SEAT CUSHIONING AND SEATING DEVICE FOR CHILDREN - A breathable seat cushioning device includes a seat body, a plurality of air conduits, an air permeable body, a fan module, and a heater. The seat body has a plurality of receiving grooves longitudinally arranged thereon. The air conduits have a plurality of air outlets arranged thereon. The air conduits are disposed in the receiving grooves. The air permeable body covers a surface of the seat body. The fan module is connected to the air conduits and has a casing and at least one blade pivotally coupled to the interior of the casing. The heater is arranged inside or outside the fan module. As a result, active ventilation is provided to prevent poor air permeability which can cause unpleasant seating conditions such as stuffy, perspiration, to children sitting on the breathable seat cushioning device. Moreover, warm air flow can be provided during colder environment. | 03-05-2015 |
20150084384 | VEHICLE HEATING DEVICE AND HEATER-EQUIPPED VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle heating apparatus ( | 03-26-2015 |
20150091340 | BUTTON-TUFTED TRIM STYLE FOR CLIMATE COMFORT SEAT - A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat base and a seat back. A coverstock is disposed over the seat base and the seat back. A plurality of button-tufts are disposed on a top surface of at least one of the seat base and the seat back and are operably coupled with the coverstock. The plurality of button-tufts include an orifice extending through the button-tufts. A fan is in communication with the orifice and is configured to move air through the orifice, thereby providing air flow to a vehicle passenger resting on the coverstock. | 04-02-2015 |
20150306999 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat includes: a seat back having an upper frame; a fan provided in the seat back; a lumbar plate that is provided in the seat back and elastically supports a waist of a seated occupant from a rear side; and a support member that elastically supports the fan in an area at a height between the lumbar plate and the upper frame. | 10-29-2015 |
20150329028 | IN-VEHICLE HEATING DEVICE - An in-vehicle heating device according to the present invention is provided on a lower part of a front side of a seat cushion ( | 11-19-2015 |
20150329029 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat includes a pad configured to support a body of a seated occupant. The pad has a transverse air passage extending in a direction along a back surface of the pad and a plurality of longitudinal air passages each having one end connecting with the transverse air passage and the other end open to a front surface of the pad. The transverse air passage has a first transverse air passage connecting an air introduction hole from a fan or an air discharge hole to the fan and the longitudinal air passage directly with each other, and a second transverse air passage connecting the air introduction hole or the air discharge hole and the longitudinal air passage with each other via a resistant body having a resistance against an air flow. | 11-19-2015 |
20160001686 | VEHICLE SEAT PROVIDED WITH CHANNEL - A vehicle seat is provided with a channel, and includes a seat part provided with a channel formed on the lower surface thereof, wherein the channel is in communication with a seat surface; a back part connected to the seat part; a ventilation flow channel connected to at least the seat part and which is in communication with the channel; and a blower fan arranged in the ventilation flow channel. The vehicle seat is provided with a channel, and is configured such that the channel is formed on the lower surface of the seat part, thus preventing the deformation of the channel, maintaining a ventilation pathway to be intact even when a passenger is sitting on the seat for a long period of time, and enabling the passenger to constantly feel comfortable in the seat part. | 01-07-2016 |
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