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Seat component for a vehicle seat and vehicle seat

US11571997B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Thomas Baranowski · Würselen, DE
Jessica Rebecca Rausch · Rheydt, DE
Volker Scheer · Roetgen, DE
Maximilian Engelke · Aachen, DE
Marcel Mathissen · Übach-Palenberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 5, 2021
Grant date	Feb 7, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 5, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60N2/5685
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

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.

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