Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Nicolas Thetard

Craig S Metros

Brian M Izard

Dave Michael Lechkun

Michael Arbaugh

Jeremy John Malick

Anthony Prozzi

Tyler Carpenter

A seating assembly includes a seatback defining an enlarged elongate vertical aperture. A bladeless fan is disposed in the elongate vertical aperture. The bladeless fan includes a base with an air mover disposed therein. A bladeless air loop is in fluid communication with the base. An open lattice cushion support is disposed on the seatback. The open lattice cushion support is exposed from a rear portion of the seatback and is configured to allow air from the bladeless fan to move from a rearward portion of a seat, through the open lattice cushion support and into contact with an occupant resting against the seatback.

Integrated bladeless fan for automotive seat

A vehicle having a climate-controlled console () is provided. The vehicle () includes a vehicle frame () and a console () attached to the vehicle frame (). The console () includes a housing (), a drawer (), and one or more climate regulators (). The housing () defines a cavity (). The drawer () is slidably attached to the housing () and movable into the cavity (). The drawer () includes one or more compartments with a floor portion (), a lid (), and a series of wall portions () extending between the floor portion () and lid. One or more of the wall portions () are formed from a transparent material () for displaying an interior () of the compartment (). The climate regulators () maintain a predetermined climate in the compartment ().

Climate controlled vehicle console with window

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San Jose, CA, United States of America

Nicolas Thetard