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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2013
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Christian J. Hosbach, Allen Park, MI (US);
Adam Sachs, Oak Park, MI (US);
Marc Kondrad, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Johnathan Andrew Line, Northville, MI (US);
Jason Nisbett, Wyandotte, MI (US);
Mandeep Singh Sidhu, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A pump assembly for a vehicle seatback includes a plurality of air bladders defining a lumbar support. A valve body has an inlet and a plurality of outlets that are coupled with the associated plurality of air bladders. A selection device is operably coupled with the valve body for engaging a select one of the plurality of air bladders with the inlet. A manually compressible air chamber is coupled with the inlet for inflating the select one.