Seat device
US12409296B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 2, 2020 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60N2002/905
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
To better fulfill a sleep-inducing function for a seated person, a seat device includes a pressing device provided in a seat back and configured to press a back or a waist of a seated person to induce breathing; at least one of a temperature adjusting device configured to change a temperature of a seat cushion and/or the seat back and a shape adjusting device configured to change a surface shape of the seat cushion and/or the seat back; and a controller configured to control the pressing device to press the back or the waist of the seated person at a set cycle corresponding to a breathing cycle of a person at a sleeping time, and control the at least one of the temperature adjusting device and the shape adjusting device.
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