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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2024
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Frederico Marcolino Quintao Severgnini, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ercan Mehmet Dede, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
Embodiments herein are directed to a vehicle seat that has a rear surface and an occupant contact surface spaced apart from the rear surface to define a cavity therebetween is provided. The vehicle seat includes a sensor positioned within the cavity, at least one fluid medium positioned within the cavity and extending to the occupant contact surface, and at least one deflector member positioned within the cavity. The at least one deflector member is shaped and sized to at least partially surround the at least one fluid medium such that the at least one deflector member is configured to constrain and direct a plurality of heart sound waves through the at least one fluid medium to the sensor when an occupant is in contact with the occupant contact surface.