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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2021
Tesla, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Gaurang Gupta, Mountain View, CA (US);
Wentao Wang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Adnan Esmail, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Tesla, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A vehicle seat includes a seating portion and a backrest portion coupled to the seating portion. The seat also includes a temperature-control system associated with at least one of the seating portion and the backrest portion. The temperature-control system includes a base layer and an intermediate layer disposed adjacent to the base layer. The intermediate layer is adapted to allow fluid to flow through it. The temperature-control system includes a cover layer disposed adjacent to the intermediate layer. The temperature-control system includes at least one heating element disposed between the intermediate layer and the cover layer. The temperature-control system further includes a fluid pump to provide fluid flow through the intermediate layer.