Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle seat with embedded inflatable bladder system
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Application No.: US17581348Application Date: 2022-01-21
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Publication No.: US11958395B2Publication Date: 2024-04-16
- Inventor: Steven P. Kohlman
- Applicant: Aquila Corporation
- Applicant Address: US WI Holmen
- Assignee: Aquila Corporation
- Current Assignee: Aquila Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US WI Holmen
- Agent Melissa L. Kleine
- Main IPC: B60N2/90
- IPC: B60N2/90 ; B60N2/00 ; B60N2/02 ; B60N2/66

Abstract:
A vehicle seat assembly is provided. The vehicle seat assembly includes multiple inflatable bladders embedded below a seating surface of a seat cushion portion. The inflatable bladders includes a first group and a second group, each of the first group and the second group having at least one of the inflatable bladders. The vehicle seat assembly further comprises a control system operably coupled to the inflatable bladders. The control system is configured to operate a bladder pump to inflate the first group of inflatable bladders to a target pressure, operate a valve coupled to the second group of inflatable bladders to deflate the second group, and upon expiration of a dwell period, operate the bladder pump to inflate the second group of inflatable bladders to the target pressure and operate a valve coupled to the first group of inflatable bladders to deflate the first group.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230234487A1 VEHICLE SEAT WITH EMBEDDED INFLATABLE BLADDER SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2023-07-27
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