US 12,246,632 B2
Seating apparatus
David Withey, Daventry (GB)
Assigned to Jaguar Land Rover Limited, Warwickshire (GB)
Filed by JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED, Coventry (GB)
Filed on Oct. 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/375,966.
Application 18/375,966 is a continuation of application No. 17/632,054, granted, now 11,772,534, previously published as PCT/EP2020/071501, filed on Jul. 30, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 1910978 (GB), filed on Aug. 1, 2019; and application No. 1918263 (GB), filed on Dec. 12, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0025317 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. B60N 2/70 (2006.01); B29C 44/12 (2006.01); B60N 2/52 (2006.01); B60N 2/90 (2018.01); B29K 105/04 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/7017 (2013.01) [B29C 44/1271 (2013.01); B60N 2/52 (2013.01); B60N 2/914 (2018.02); B29K 2105/04 (2013.01); B29L 2031/771 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A control system for controlling inflatable bladders disposed in a seat cushion, the seat cushion comprising a compressible member and an insert at least partially encapsulated within the compressible member, the insert comprising at least first and second inflatable bladders, the first and second inflatable bladders being inflatable independently of each other, the control system being configured to:
alternately inflate and deflate the first and second inflatable bladders to induce a rolling hip motion and/or a pitching hip motion of an occupant of the seat cushion.