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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
May. 03, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Michael Murphy McElroy, South Lyon, MI (US);
Jeffrey Michael Attala, Lasalle, CA;
Josif Salanta, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Mukdam Kena, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/56 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/5642 (2013.01); B60H 1/00285 (2013.01); B60H 1/00564 (2013.01); B60H 1/00864 (2013.01); B60N 2/565 (2013.01); B60N 2/5657 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle seat includes an air mover within a seatback. First and second inlet channels extend from an occupant seatback surface and a seatback lower portion, respectively, to the air mover. The air mover includes first and second outlet channels, and the air mover selectively and alternatively moves air from at least one of the first inlet channel to one of the first and second outlet channels or the second inlet channel to the first outlet channel.