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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2014
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Winsen C. Zouzal, Detroit, MI (US);
Ashford Allen Galbreath, Troy, MI (US);
Terry O'Bannon, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Jennifer Badgley, Waterford, MI (US);
Asad S. Ali, Troy, MI (US);
Gerald Steven Locke, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Thomas S. Hicks, Livonia, MI (US);
Mark Weaver, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Winsen C. Zouzal, Detroit, MI (US);
Richard L. Harbaugh, South Lyon, MI (US);
LEAR CORPORATION, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle seat is provided, in at least one embodiment, comprising a seatback comprising a cushion having a first hardness, and a pneumatic thoracic support structure positioned adjacent the cushion. In at least one embodiment, the pneumatic thoracic support structure comprises a first bladder selectively inflatable to provide a first area having a second hardness higher than the first hardness, with the first area being disposed along a thoracic region of a user's spine when a user is seated in the seat to provide support to at least a portion of the thoracic region of the user's spine.