US 12,227,115 B2
Flexible heater and method of integration
Shane Kyle Greenwood, Northville, MI (US)
Assigned to Gentherm GmbH, Odelzhausen (DE)
Filed by GENTHERM INCORPORATED, Northville, MI (US)
Filed on Feb. 14, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/441,141.
Application 18/441,141 is a continuation of application No. 17/752,953, filed on May 25, 2022, granted, now 11,945,348.
Application 17/752,953 is a continuation of application No. 16/338,767, granted, now 11,370,337, previously published as PCT/US2017/058453, filed on Oct. 26, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/416,110, filed on Nov. 1, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2024/0198872 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
Int. Cl. B60N 2/56 (2006.01); A47C 31/00 (2006.01); H05B 3/34 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/5685 (2013.01) [B60N 2/5642 (2013.01); H05B 3/34 (2013.01); H05B 2203/003 (2013.01); H05B 2203/029 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for a vehicle seat comprising a cushion, the system comprising:
a movable member configured to be disposed behind the cushion of the vehicle seat and configured to move and apply a force on an occupant supported by the cushion of the vehicle seat, the movable member comprises a pneumatic cushion, an inflatable cushion, a massage device, a mechanic device, a lumbar device, or a combination thereof;
a heater overlaying the cushion and attached to the cushion with a fastener, the heater including:
a flexible substrate, and
a heating element,
wherein the vehicle seat comprises a trim cover, the heater is disposed between the cushion and the trim cover, and the flexible substrate stretches or moves between the cushion towards the trim cover as the movable member moves.