Patent · US Expired

Air supply device for an automotive seat

US7708626B2 · kind B2 · utility

16Cited by

12References

8Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Daimler AG · DE

Inventors

Claudio Bargheer · Stuttgart, DE
Dietmar Hartmann · Deckenpfronn, DE
Karl Pfahler · Stuttgart, DE
Lothar Renner · Nufringen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 26, 2004
Grant date	May 4, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 18, 2025

Classification

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

Abstract

An air supply device for an automotive seat includes an air duct which is arranged at the delivery side of a fan and has at least one air outlet opening provided in the upper region of the seat for supplying the head, shoulder and neck region of a seat occupant with a flow of air. A heating element is arranged in the air duct between the fan and the air outlet opening, and the air supply device has at least one sensor for detecting a parameter value as a function of which the flow of air emerging from the air outlet opening is controlled. In order to provide the air supply device with a flow of air which can be controlled in a more universal manner, the sensor is arranged inside the air duct between the air outlet opening and the heating element.

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