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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2003
Applicants:
Stefan Stoewe, Mering, DE;
Rainer Spee, Augsburg, DE;
Inventors:
Stefan Stoewe, Mering, DE;
Rainer Spee, Augsburg, DE;
Assignee:
W.E.T. Automotive Systems, AG, Odelzhausen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An air conditioned seat with a padded seat surface () and a padded backrest () and with a fan () arranged beneath the seat surface (). The fan () is connected to an air distribution apparatus () in the seat, and includes a flow region () that is open to the environment. The flow region () is located substantially on the side of the fan () facing the seat surface (). The fan inlet () is further environmentally protected by a diffuser () located in the flow region () and forming a slit opening () between a top edge () of the diffuser () and an underside () of the seat.