VEHICLE SEAT CUSHION WITH INFLATABLE AIR BLADDER
A cushion is adapted to set on a seat pan included in a vehicle seat. The cushion includes an inflatable air bag in, for example, a lumbar-support device.
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The present disclosure relates to a vehicle seat, and particularly to a seat including an expandable and contractable portion. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a vehicle seat including a cushion having a variable shape.
SUMMARYAccording to the present disclosure, a vehicle seat includes an occupant-support base. The occupant-support base could be either a seat bottom or a seat back. The occupant-support base includes a seat pan mounted on a seat-pan support frame and a cushion coupled to the seat pan.
In illustrative embodiments, the cushion includes a deformable elastic bed made of an elastomeric material and one or more inflatable air bladders made of the elastomeric material and coupled to the deformable elastic bed. Each inflatable air bladder is formed to include an air chamber and a companion air-intake port opening into the air chamber. An air-inlet conduit is provided for each inflatable air bladder. In some illustrative embodiments, the air-inlet conduit is arranged to extend through a neighboring portion of the deformable elastic bed and into a companion air-intake port to deliver pressurized air into the air chamber associated with that companion air-intake port.
In illustrative embodiments, the cushion comprises a monolithic first sheet made of the elastomeric material and formed to include outer portions of the deformable elastic bed and each of the inflatable air bladders and a monolithic second sheet made of the elastic material and formed to include complementary inner portions of the deformable elastic bed and each of the inflatable air bladders. When the monolithic first sheet is mated to the monolithic second sheet, the deformable elastic bed and each of the inflatable air bladders is formed.
Additional features of the present disclosure will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon consideration of illustrative embodiments exemplifying the best mode of carrying out the disclosure as presently perceived.
The detailed description particularly refers to the accompanying figures in which:
A vehicle seat 10 includes one occupant-support base 11 configured to provide a seat bottom and another occupant-support base 12 configured to provide a seat back arranged to extend upwardly from the seat bottom as shown in
Although pneumatic passenger-support module 18 is configured to provide a two-way lumbar-support system in seat back 12 in
Deformable elastic bed 16 and the single inflatable air bladder included in pneumatic passenger-support module 18 are made of the same elastomeric material in accordance with the present disclosure. In illustrative embodiments, an elastomeric material such as a thermoplastics polyurethane (TPU) material is used. Deformable elastic bed 16 is configured to support a portion of an occupant seated on cushion 14 in seat back 12. Inflatable air bladder 18 can be inflated using pressurized air to expand outwardly in outward directions 19 from a deflated state shown in
Single or multiple inflatable air bladders located elsewhere in vehicle seat 10 can be used to provide adjustable support for other portions of a passenger seated in vehicle seat 10 as suggested in
Seat back 12 includes a cushion cover 20, cushion 14, and a seat pan 22 in an illustrative embodiment as shown, for example, in
In use, a pump controller 24 is used by a vehicle passenger to actuate a source of pressurized air such as pump 26 to generate a stream 28 of pressurized air that is conducted through a hose 30 and then through an air-inlet conduit 34 into an air chamber 36 formed in inflatable air bladder 18 as suggested in
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Monolithic first sheet 31 includes a first web 41 that is configured to form an outer portion of deformable elastic bed 16 and a first shell 51 that is configured to form an outer portion of inflatable air bladder 18 as suggested in
First shell 51 is formed to include a first basin 61 and second shell 52 is formed to include a second basin 62 opening toward first basin 61a suggested in
Inflatable air bladder 18 is also formed to include an air-intake port 44 opening into air chamber 36 and mating with air-inlet conduit 34 as suggested in
Air-inlet conduit 34 is arranged to extend into first air-intake port 44 and formed to include a passageway configured to provide means for conducting pressurized air from a source 26 of pressurized air into air chamber 36 to change the inflatable air bladder 18 from the deflated state shown in
First web 41 of monolithic first sheet 31 includes a first plate 71 and a series of spaced-apart downwardly projecting domes 72. Each downwardly projecting dome 72 has a first base 73 coupled to first plate 71 and a first tip 74 coupled to first base 73 and arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to first plate 71. As suggested in
Second web 42 of monolithic second sheet 32 includes a second plate 81 arranged to mate with first plate 71 as shown in
Once monolithic first and second sheets 31, 32 are formed of an elastomeric material and mated (e.g., joined and welded) during a cushion-manufacturing process, an inflatable air bladder 18 is formed in a bladder-receiving cavity 15 formed in deformable elastic bed 16. It is within the scope of this disclosure to locate bladder-receiving cavity 15 in an interior region of deformable elastic bed 16 so that inflatable air bladder 18 is surrounded on all sides by portions of deformable elastic bed 16. It is also within the scope of this disclosure to form a bladder-receiving cavity along a perimeter edge of a cushion so that the companion inflatable air bladder is surrounded partly by portions of the companion deformable elastic bed.
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Alternative adjustable single-bladder pneumatic passenger-support modules 218, 318 within the scope of the present disclosure are shown in
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Inflatable air bladder 218 includes a shell 251 formed to include a basin 261 that is arranged to open toward overlying third sheet 233. When third sheet 233 is sealingly mated to first sheet 231 as suggested in
Deformable elastic bed 216 includes a first web 241 and a mating second web 242 as suggested in
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Inflatable air bladder 318 includes a shell 351 formed to include a basin 361 that is arranged to open toward underlying third sheet 333. When third sheet 333 is sealingly mated to second sheet 332 as suggested in
Deformable elastic bed 316 includes a first web 341 and a mating second web 342 as suggested in
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In another illustrative embodiment of the present disclosure, as suggested in
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Monolithic first sheet 431 also includes a continuous sealing edge 431s interrupted by a port-forming edge for each of the three inflatable air bladders. A portion of continuous sealing edge 431s is included in each of first shells 451L, 451M, and 451U. Lower first shell 451L includes port-forming edge 451Lpf, middle first shell 451M includes port-forming edge 451Mpf, and upper first shell 451U includes port-forming edge 451Upf. First sheet 431 also includes laterally extending first and second partition sealing edges 431a, 431b. First partition sealing edge 431a mates at opposite ends thereof with continuous sealing edge 431s to form a partition between lower and middle first basins 461L, 461M. Second partition sealing edge 431b mates at opposite ends thereof with continuous sealing edge 431s to form a partition between middle and upper first basins 461M, 461U.
As also suggested in
Monolithic second sheet 432 also includes a continuous sealing edge 432s interrupted by a port-forming edge for each of the three inflatable air bladders. A portion of continuous sealing edge 432s is included in each of second shells 452L, 452M, and 452U. Lower second shell 452L includes port-forming edge 452Lpf, middle second shell 452M includes port-forming edge 452Mpf, and upper second shell 452U includes port-forming edge 452Upf. Second sheet 432 also includes laterally extending first and second partition sealing edges 432a, 432b. First partition sealing edge 432a mates at opposite ends thereof with continuous sealing edge 432s to form a partition between lower and middle second basins 462L, 462M. Second partition sealing edge 432b mates at opposite ends thereof with continuous sealing edge 432s to form a partition between middle and upper second basins 462M, 462U.
First (lower) inflatable air bladder 418L includes lower first shell 451L sealingly coupled to lower second shell 452L as suggested in
Second (middle) inflatable air bladder 418M includes middle first shell 451M sealingly coupled to middle second shell 452M as suggested in
Third (upper) inflatable air bladder 418U includes upper first shell 451U sealingly coupled to upper second shell 452U as suggested in
The outer and inner portions 451L, 452L of first inflatable air bladder 418L cooperate to form a first air-intake port 444L therebetween. First air-inlet conduit 434L is arranged to extend through a space 16P defined between monolithic first sheet 431 and monolithic second sheet 432 to mate with first air-intake port 444L and formed to include a first passageway configured to provide means for conducting pressurized air from a source 426 of pressurized air into first air chamber 436L to change first inflatable air bladder 418L from the deflated state shown in
The outer and inner portions 451M, 452M of second inflatable air bladder 418M cooperate to form a second air-intake port 444M therebetween. Second air-inlet conduit 434M is arranged to extend through a space 16P defined between monolithic first sheet 431 and monolithic second sheet 432 to mate with second air-intake port 444M and formed to include a second passageway configured to provide means for conducting pressurized air from a source 426 of pressurized air into second air chamber 436M to change second inflatable air bladder 418M from the deflated state shown in
The outer and inner portions 451U, 452U of third inflatable air bladder 418U cooperate to form a third air-intake port 444U therebetween. A third air-inlet conduit 434U is arranged to extend through a space 16P defined between monolithic first sheet 431 and monolithic second sheet 432 to mate with third air-intake port 444U and formed to include a third passageway configured to provide means for conducting pressurized air from a source 426 of pressurized air into third air chamber 436U to change third inflatable air bladder 418U from the deflated state shown in
As suggested in
Deformable elastic bed 16 included in cushion 414 is formed to include a perimeter edge and a bladder-receiving cavity 15 containing the first, second, and third inflatable air bladders 418L, 418M, and 418U therein as suggested in
Second inflatable air bladder 418M is formed to include a second air chamber 436M and a second air-intake port 444M opening into second air chamber 436M and lying in side-by-side spaced-apart relation to first air-intake port 444L formed in first inflatable air bladder 418L as suggested in
Cushion 414 further includes a third inflatable air bladder 418U made of the elastomeric material and coupled to deformable elastic bed 16 as suggested in
Seat pan 22 is arranged to underlie and support deformable elastic bed 16 and each of first, second, and third inflatable air bladder 418L, 418M, and 418U as suggested in FIGS. 12 and 14-16. Cushion 414 comprises monolithic first sheet 431 configured to include outer portions of each of deformable elastic bed 16 and first, second, and third inflatable air bladders 418L, 418M, and 418U wherein the outer portions are arranged to lie in a spaced-apart relation to seat pan 22 as suggested in
First (lower), second (middle), and third (upper) inflatable air bladders 418L, 418M, and 418U are arranged in overlapping shingled relation one to another and each of the air bladders is in a deflated state as suggested in
An air-inlet conduit 34 extends through an edge of a deformable elastic bed 14 in cushion 12 into an air chamber 36 formed within inflatable air bladder 18 as shown, for example, in
First and second sheets 31, 32 are joined together to form inflatable air bladder 18 as shown in
In accordance with the present disclosure, each inflatable air bladder included in a cushion of a vehicle seat is arranged to lie in close proximity to an outer surface of a cushion cover coupled to the cushion. Such inflatable air bladders in accordance with the present disclosure function to move that outer surface more in response to less bladder movement relative to a seat pan supporting the cushion. This feature enhances bladder efficiency.
Claims
1. An occupant-support base for a vehicle seat, the occupant-support base comprising
- a cushion including a deformable elastic bed made of an elastomeric material and adapted to support a portion of an occupant seated on the cushion and a first inflatable air bladder coupled to the deformable elastic bed and formed to include a first air chamber and a first air-intake port opening into the first air chamber, wherein the first inflatable air bladder is made of the elastomeric material and configured to expand from a deflated state characterized by a first volume of air in the first air chamber to an inflated state characterized by a relatively greater second volume of air in the first air chamber in response to admission of pressurized air into the first air chamber through the first air-intake port.
2. The occupant-support base of claim 1, wherein the cushion comprises a monolithic first sheet made of the elastomeric material and configured to include outer portions of each of the deformable elastic bed and the first inflatable air bladder and a monolithic second sheet made of the elastomeric material and configured to include inner portions of each of the deformable elastic bed and the first inflatable air bladder and wherein the monolithic first sheet is arranged to mate with the monolithic second sheet to cause outer and inner portions of the first inflatable bladder to mate in sealing relation to form the first air chamber therebetween and to cause outer and inner portions of the deformable elastic bed to mate to form a bladder-receiving cavity containing the first inflatable air bladder.
3. The occupant-support base of claim 2, wherein the outer and inner portions of the first inflatable bladder cooperate to form the first air-intake port therebetween.
4. The occupant-support base of claim 3, further comprising a first air-inlet conduit arranged to extend through a space defined between the monolithic first sheet and the monolithic second sheet to mate with the first air-intake port and formed to include a first passageway configured to provide means for conducting pressurized air from a source of pressurized air into the first air chamber to change the first inflatable bladder from the deflated state to the inflated state.
5. The occupant-support base of claim 1, wherein the cushion further includes a second inflatable air bladder made of the elastomeric material and coupled to the deformable elastic bed to lie alongside the first inflatable air bladder.
6. The occupant-support base of claim 5, wherein the cushion further includes a third inflatable air bladder made of the elastomeric material and coupled to the deformable elastic bed and the third inflatable air bladder is arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the first inflatable air bladder to locate the second inflatable air bladder therebetween.
7. The occupant-support base of claim 5, wherein the deformable elastic bed is formed to include a perimeter edge and a bladder-receiving cavity containing the first and second inflatable air bladders therein and lying in spaced-apart relation to the perimeter edge to cause a perimeter portion of the deformable elastic bed to surround the first and second inflatable air bladders.
8. The occupant-support base of claim 7, wherein the second inflatable air bladder is formed to include a second air chamber and a second air-intake port opening into the second air chamber and lying in side-by-side spaced-apart relation to the first air-intake port formed in the first inflatable air bladder and the first and second air-intake ports are arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the perimeter edge of the deformable elastic bed.
9. The occupant-support base of claim 8, further comprising a first air-inlet conduit arranged to extend through the perimeter portion of the deformable elastic bed and mate with the first air-intake port and formed to include a first passageway configured to provide means for conducting pressurized air from a source of pressurized air into the first air chamber to change the first inflatable air bladder from the deflated state to the inflated state and a second air-inlet conduit arranged to extend through the perimeter portion of the deformable elastic bed and mate with the second air-intake port and formed to include a second passageway configured to provide means for conducting pressurized air from the sources of pressurized air into the second air chamber to change the second inflatable air bladder from a deflated state to an inflated state.
10. The occupant-support base of claim 7, wherein the cushion further includes a third inflatable air bladder made of the elastomeric material and coupled to the deformable elastic bed and the third inflatable air bladder is arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the first inflatable air bladder to locate the second inflatable air bladder therebetween, the first, second, and third inflatable air bladders are mounted in overlapping shingled relation one to another to provide lumbar-support means in the bladder-receiving cavity for establishing a four-way lumbar adjustment system using pressurized air from a source of pressurized air to inflate the first, second, and third inflatable air bladders separately and in a coordinated simultaneous manner so that each of the first, second, and third inflatable air bladders is arranged to be inflated and deflated to cause outer surfaces of the first, second, and third inflatable air bladders to move in an outward first direction away from a seat pan underlying and supporting the deformable elastic bed and each of the first, second, and third inflatable air bladders, to move in an inward second direction toward the seat pan, and to move upwardly in an upward third direction extending from the first inflatable air bladder toward the third inflatable air bladder and downwardly in an opposite downward fourth direction extending from the third inflatable air bladder toward the first inflatable air bladder.
11. The occupant-support base of claim 10, further comprising a seat pan arranged to underlie and support the deformable elastic bed and each of the first, second, and third inflatable air bladders and wherein the cushion comprises a monolithic first sheet configured to include outer portions of each of the deformable elastic bed and the first, second, and third inflatable air bladders, the outer portions being arranged to lie in a spaced-apart relation to the seat pan, and a monolithic second sheet configured to include inner portions of each of the deformable elastic bed and the first, second, and third inflatable air bladders arranged to lie between the outer portions and the seat pan, and the first monolithic sheet is arranged to mate with the monolithic second sheet to cause the outer and inner portions of the first inflatable air bladder to mate in sealing relation to one another to form the first air chamber therebetween.
12. The occupant-support base of claim 5, wherein the cushion comprises a monolithic first sheet made of the elastomeric material and configured to include outer portions of each of the deformable elastic bed and the first and second inflatable air bladders and a monolithic second sheet made of the elastomeric material and configured to include inner portions of each of the deformable elastic bed and the first and second inflatable air bladders and wherein the monolithic first sheet is arranged to mate with the monolithic second sheet to cause the outer and inner portions of the first inflatable air bladder to mate in sealing relation to one another to form the first air chamber therebetween and to cause the outer and inner portions of the second inflatable air bladder to mate in sealing relation to one another to form a second air chamber therebetween.
13. The occupant-support base of claim 12, wherein the outer and inner portions of the first inflatable air bladder cooperate to form the first air-intake port therebetween.
14. The occupant-support base of claim 13, further comprising a first air-inlet conduit arranged to extend through a space defined between the monolithic first sheet and the monolithic second sheet to mate with the first air-intake port and formed to include a first passageway configured to provide means for conducting pressurized air from a source of pressurized air into the first air chamber to change the first inflatable air bladder from the deflated state to the inflated state.
15. The occupant-support base of claim 13, wherein the outer portion of the deformable elastic bed includes a first plate and a series of spaced-apart downwardly projecting domes, each downwardly projecting dome has a first base coupled to the first plate and a first tip coupled to the first base, and the inner portion of the deformable elastic bed includes a second plate arranged to mate with the first plate and a series of spaced-apart upwardly projecting domes, each upwardly projecting dome has a second base coupled to the second plate and a second tip coupled to the second base and to the first tip to cause each companion pair of mating downwardly and upwardly projecting domes to form a resilient deformable post included in the deformable elastic bed and arranged to extend between the first and second plates.
16. The occupant-support base of claim 1, wherein the deformable elastic bed includes a first web and a second web mated to the first web to establish a border arranged to extend along at least a portion of a perimeter edge of the first inflatable air bladder, the first inflatable air bladder includes a first shell coupled to the first web at the border and formed to include a first basin and a second shell coupled to the second web at the border and formed to include a second basin opening toward and communicating with the first basin of the first shell, and the first shell is sealingly coupled to the second shell to establish the first inflatable air bladder and cause the first and second basins to communicate with one another to form the first air chamber between the first and second shells.
17. The occupant-support base of claim 16, wherein the first web of the deformable elastic bed and the first shell of the first inflatable air bladder cooperate to establish a monolithic first sheet made of the elastomeric material.
18. The occupant-support base of claim 17, wherein the second web of the deformable elastic bed and the second shell of the first inflatable air bladder cooperate to establish a monolithic second sheet made of the elastomeric material and the monolithic second sheet is mated to the monolithic first sheet to align the first and second basins in registry with one another to form the first air chamber between the first and second shells.
19. The occupant-support base of claim 18, wherein the first web includes a first plate and a series of spaced-apart downwardly projecting domes, each downwardly projecting dome has a first base coupled to the first plate and a first tip coupled to the first base and arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the first plate, the second web includes a second plate arranged to mate with the first plate and a series of spaced-apart upwardly projecting domes, each upwardly projecting dome has a second base coupled to the second plate and a second tip coupled to the second base and arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the second plate, and the second tip is coupled to the first tip to cause each companion pair of mating downwardly and upwardly projecting domes to form a resilient deformable post included in the deformable elastic bed and arranged to extend between the first and second plates.
20. The occupant-support base of claim 1, wherein the first inflatable air bladder includes a first shell formed to include a first basin and a second shell formed to include a second shell formed to include a second basin opening toward the first basin and the first and second shells are sealingly coupled to one another to cause the first and second basins to communicate with one another to form the first air chamber between the first and second shells.
21. The occupant-support base of claim 20, wherein the first and second shells mate with one another along a shell interface and cooperate to form the first air-intake port therebetween along the shell interface.
22. The occupant-support base of claim 21, further comprising an air-inlet conduit arranged to extend into the first air-intake port and formed to include a passageway configured to provide means for conducting pressurized air from a source of pressurized air into the first air chamber to change the first inflatable air bladder from the deflated state to the inflated state.
23. The occupant-support base of claim 22, wherein the air-inlet conduit is arranged to extend away from the first inflatable air bladder and through a portion of the deformable elastic bed.
24. The occupant-support base of claim 20, wherein the deformable elastic bed is formed to include a bladder-receiving cavity and the first inflatable air bladder is arranged to lie in the bladder-receiving cavity.
25. The occupant-support base of claim 1, further comprising a seat pan arranged to underlie and support the cushion and wherein the deformable elastic bed includes a first web and a second web mated to the first web to establish a border arranged to extend along at least a portion of a perimeter edge of the first inflatable air bladder and arranged to lie in a position between the first web and the seat pan, the first inflatable air bladder includes a shell coupled to the first web and formed to include a basin and an auxiliary sheet sealingly coupled to the shell to close an opening into the basin to cause the basin to provide the first air chamber and arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the seat pan to locate the shell therebetween.
26. The occupant-support base of claim 1, further comprising a seat pan arranged to underlie and support the cushion and wherein the deformable elastic bed includes a first web and a second web mated to the first web to establish a border arranged to extend along at least a portion of a perimeter edge of the first inflatable air bladder and arranged to lie in a position between the second web and the seat pan, the first inflatable air bladder includes a shell coupled to the second web and formed to include a basin and an auxiliary sheet sealingly coupled to the shell to close an opening into the basin to cause the basin to provide the first air chamber and arranged to lie in a position between the seat pan and the shell.
27. The occupant-support base of claim 1, further comprising a first air-inlet conduit arranged to mate with the first air-intake port and formed to include a mount flange located in the first air-intake port, an inner air-conducting tube coupled to the mount flange and located inside of the first air chamber, and an outer air-conducting tube coupled to the mount flange and located outside of the first air chamber, and wherein the mount flange and the inner and outer air-conducting tubes are formed to define a first passageway configured to provide means for conducting pressurized air from a source of pressurized air into the first air chamber to change the first inflatable bladder from the deflated state to the inflated state.
28. An occupant-support base for a vehicle seat, the occupant-support base comprising
- a seat pan and
- a cushion coupled to the seat pan, the cushion including a monolithic first sheet made of an elastomeric material and mounted on the seat pan and a monolithic second sheet made of the elastomeric material and mated to the monolithic first sheet to trap the monolithic second sheet between the monolithic first sheet and the seat pan, and wherein the first and second monolithic sheets cooperate to form a deformable elastic bed and the monolithic first sheet mates with the monolithic second sheet to form a first inflatable air bladder defining a first air chamber located between the monolithic first and second sheets.
29. The occupant-support base of claim 28, wherein the monolithic first sheet includes a first web coupled to the first inflatable air bladder, the monolithic second sheet includes a second web coupled to the first inflatable air bladder, the first and second webs cooperate to define a deformable elastic bad and to define a bladder-receiving cavity, and the first inflatable air bladder is located in the bladder-receiving cavity.
30. An occupant-support base for a vehicle seat, the occupant-support base comprising
- a cushion including a monolithic first sheet made of an elastomeric material and a monolithic second sheet made of an elastomeric material, wherein the monolithic first sheet includes a first web having an outer first edge defining a perimeter edge of the monolithic first sheet and an inner first edge lying in spaced-apart relation to the outer first edge, the monolithic second sheet includes a second web having an outer second edge defining a perimeter edge of the monolithic second sheet and an inner second edge lying in spaced-apart relation to the outer second edge and cooperating with the inner first edge to form a border defining a bladder-receiving cavity, the monolithic first sheet includes a lower first shell coupled to the inner first edge of the first web, an upper first shell coupled to the inner first edge of the first web and arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the lower first shell, and a middle first shell coupled to the inner first edge of the first web, located in a space provided between the lower and upper first shells, and coupled to each of the lower and upper first shells, the monolithic second sheet includes a lower second shell coupled to the inner second edge of the second web, an upper second shell coupled to the inner second edge of the second web and arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the lower second shell, and a middle second shell coupled to the inner second edge of the second web, located in a space provided between the lower and upper second shells, and coupled to each of the lower and upper second shells, the lower first and second shells mate and cooperate to form a first inflatable air bladder formed to include a first air chamber, the middle first and second shells mate and cooperate to form a second inflatable air bladder formed to include a second air chamber, the upper first and second shells mate and cooperate to form a third inflatable air bladder formed to include a third air chamber, and each of the first, second, and third inflatable air bladders are arranged to lie in the bladder-receiving cavity.
31. The occupant-support base of claim 30, wherein the lower first and second shells mate with one another along a shell interface and cooperate to form a first air-intake port opening into the first air chamber and extending along the shell interface.
32. The occupant-support base of claim 31, further comprising a first air-inlet conduit arranged to extend into the first air-intake port and formed to include a passageway configured to provide means for conducting pressurized air from a source of pressurized air into the first air chamber to change the first inflatable air bladder from a deflated state to an inflated state.
33. The occupant-support base of claim 32, wherein the first air-intake conduit is arranged to extend through a space defined between the first and second webs and located between the inner and outer first edges of the first web.
Type: Application
Filed: Feb 19, 2009
Publication Date: Aug 19, 2010
Applicant: FAURECIA AUTOMOTIVE SEATING, INC. (Troy, MI)
Inventor: Gregory Brncick (Holland, MI)
Application Number: 12/388,650