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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 10, 1999
Inflatable air cell having combined pneumatically adjusted occupant support and thermal conditioning
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard D. Rhodes, Jr., Somersworth, NH (US);
Scott J. Moran, Winchester, MA (US);
Stephen Burt, Reading, GB;
Assignee:
McCord Winn Textron Inc., Manchester, NH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/56 ; A47C 2/708 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/56 ; A47C 2/708 ;
Abstract
An air cell support system for vehicle seat and mattress applications includes an air cell constructed from facing sheets of flexible material that are sealed along their marginal edges. One of the sheets is impermeable and the other of the sheets is perforated to direct air from the air cell for ventilating an occupant support surface while providing a source of pressure for inflating the air cell.