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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Michael Hulway, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 7/72 (2006.01); A47C 31/00 (2006.01); B60N 2/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/5621 (2013.01); B60N 2/5657 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat base and a seat back. A coverstock is disposed over the seat base and the seat back. A plurality of button-tufts are disposed on a top surface of at least one of the seat base and the seat back and are operably coupled with the coverstock. The plurality of button-tufts include an orifice extending through the button-tufts. A fan is in communication with the orifice and is configured to move air through the orifice, thereby providing air flow to a vehicle passenger resting on the coverstock.