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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2007
John F. Nathan, Highland, MI (US);
Karl Kennedy, Fraser, MI (US);
H. Winston Maue, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Santosh Karumathil, Maharastra, IN;
John F. Nathan, Highland, MI (US);
Karl Kennedy, Fraser, MI (US);
H. Winston Maue, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Santosh Karumathil, Maharastra, IN;
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle seat assembly includes a seating surface, wherein the seating surface defines a plurality of temperature controlled zones. At least one electrically actuated heating/cooling source provides one of heating and cooling to the plurality of zones. A controller individually controls electrical power supplied from the source to each zone and is operative to reduce power consumption in one zone relative to another zone in accordance with a predetermined profile designed to limit the overall power consumption of the assembly.