公开(公告)号：WO1998037790A1

公开(公告)日：1998-09-03

申请号：PCT/US1997022960

申请日：1997-12-12

Applicant: McCORD WINN TEXTRON INC.

Inventor： McCORD WINN TEXTRON INC. ,  LONG, Bruce, T. ,  FINKELSTEIN, Jeffrey, I. ,  HABA, Antony, R., III ,  LIZOTTE, Donna, L. ,  BISSELL, Alfred, E., III ,  KACKENMEISTER, Carl, F. ,  CASTRIGNO, Steven ,  DAM, Tuan, A. ,  GATTUSO, David, A. ,  SARDASHTI, Babak

IPC: A47C03/00

CPC classification number: B60N2/4415 ,  A47C4/54 ,  A47C7/467 ,  A47C27/082 ,  A47C27/083 ,  A47C27/10 ,  B60N2/62 ,  B60N2/66 ,  B60N2/665 ,  B60N2/914 ,  B60N2/99

Abstract: A system of inflatable air cells is constructed and installed in a seat at locations that are strategic to the comfort of the user. The air cells are connected to a pump (134) trough a manifold (130) which sequentially connects each cell independently to the pump (134). The manifold (130) controls the flow of fluid in the air cell distribution system by means of a system of valves (130a-130h), and senses the pressure in each cell by means of a transducer (139). A microcomputer (128) is programmed with data representing a desired comfort level for each of the air cells. By sequentially activating individual manifold valves (130a-130h), a pressure signal from the transducer (139) can be generated for each cell. The pressure signals are received by the microcomputer (128) and are correlated with the predetermined comfort data to generate a control signal which activates the pump (134).

Abstract translation: 可充气气囊的系统被构造并安装在座位上，对于使用者的舒适性是至关重要的。 空气囊通过歧管（130）连接到泵（134），该歧管顺序地将每个电池单独地连接到泵（134）。 歧管（130）通过阀（130a-130h）系统来控制空气囊分配系统中的流体流，并通过换能器（139）感测每个电池中的压力。 微型计算机（128）被编程为表示每个空气单元的期望舒适度水平的数据。 通过依次激活各个歧管阀（130a-130h），可以为每个电池产生来自换能器（139）的压力信号。 压力信号由微型计算机（128）接收并与预定的舒适数据相关联，以产生启动泵（134）的控制信号。