US 11,945,348 B2
Flexible heater and method of integration
Shane Kyle Greenwood, Northville, MI (US)
Assigned to GENTHERM INCORPORATED, Northville, MI (US)
Filed by Gentherm GmbH, Odelzhausen (DE)
Filed on May 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/752,953.
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 2022/0281368 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
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, the system comprising:
i) a movable member configured to be disposed on a cushion of the vehicle seat;
ii) a heater overlaying the movable member, the heater including:
a) a flexible substrate, and
b) a heating element;
iii) a fastener configured to attach the heater to the cushion,
wherein the flexible substrate stretches or moves with the movable member as the movable member moves,
wherein the vehicle seat comprises a trim cover, the system 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, and
wherein the cushion includes a trench defined between opposing side walls, the fastener is connected to one of the opposing side walls.