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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2011
Hiroki Oota, Inazawa, JP;
Atsuki Sasaki, Nagoya, JP;
Takeshi Nishiura, Nissin, JP;
Yasuhiko Niimi, Handa, JP;
Jun Yamaoka, Aichi-ken, JP;
Hiroki Oota, Inazawa, JP;
Atsuki Sasaki, Nagoya, JP;
Takeshi Nishiura, Nissin, JP;
Yasuhiko Niimi, Handa, JP;
Jun Yamaoka, Aichi-ken, JP;
Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle seat is provided. The vehicle seat includes a seat main body, and a duct that is provided in the seat main body. The duct includes an inlet port through which air is supplied, a first communication pipe which is branched from the inlet port and communicates with a first outlet port, and a second communication pipe which is branched from the inlet port and communicates with a second outlet port. The duct is provided with a heating device which is configured to supply or absorb heat to or from air flowing through at least one of the first communication pipe and the second communication pipe so as to generate a temperature difference between air discharged from the first outlet port and air discharged from the second outlet port.