公开(公告)号：EP1781221A2

公开(公告)日：2007-05-09

申请号：EP05769663.5

申请日：2005-08-08

申请人： Connaught Technologies Ltd.

发明人： BISHOP, Edward Timothy

IPC分类号： A61F5/01 ,  A61F5/34 ,  A47C4/54 ,  A47C27/08 ,  A47C7/18 ,  A47C7/74 ,  A61G7/057

CPC分类号： A47C4/54 ,  A47C27/085 ,  A61F5/05825 ,  A61F7/007 ,  A61F2007/0071 ,  A61G1/04 ,  A61G5/1043 ,  A61G7/05738

摘要： A conformable cushion (1) comprising: a fluid reservoir defined by walls (4, 5), at least one of which is flexible; electro-rheological fluid (8) located in the reservoir; and a pair of electrodes (9) contacting the electro-rheological fluid (8) whereby an electrical field may be applied across the electro-rheological fluid (8) so as to increase the viscosity thereof.