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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 24, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Colin G Neale, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Magna Interior Systems Inc., Aurora, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2972844 ; 2972846 ;
Abstract
A vehicle seat has a seat back hingedly connected to a seat cushion. The seat back includes a frame, an actuator and a seat cover. The frame has a support member at a lower lumbar region thereof. The actuator is mounted on the support member. The seat cover envelopes the frame. The seat cover is made of a foam backed material and has a rigid orthotically shaped form. The foam backed material biases the form against the actuator. The actuator is expandable to effect a movement of the form. The form is movable relative to the actuator in response to pressure applied by an occupant of the vehicle seat.