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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2021
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Alexander Perkins, Detroit, MI (US);
Ireneusz Trybula, South Lyon, MI (US);
Patrick Maloney, Livonia, MI (US);
Siddharthan Selvasekar, Livermore, CA (US);
Chaitanya Nimmagadda, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Victoria Leigh Schein, Dearborn, MI (US);
Sangram Tamhankar, Canton, MI (US);
Vishal Vinayak Nageshkar, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An articulation assembly for a vehicle seat includes a planar engagement surface. An inflatable member is operably coupled to the planar engagement surface. The inflatable member includes a plurality of polyhedral bodies that are configured to be formed via additive manufacturing. Each of the polyhedral bodies has a foldable portion that defines crease lines. A plurality of elastomeric members are disposed on each crease line. A planar base includes a port fluidly coupled to the polyhedral bodies. A manifold is fluidly coupled to the port of the planar base and is configured to translate fluid through the port to the polyhedral bodies.