US 12,344,139 B2
Air-conditioned vehicle seat
Shane Greenwood, Walled Lake, MI (US); and Sai Battula, Windsor (CA)
Assigned to GENTHERM GMBH, Odelzhausen (DE)
Filed by Gentherm GmbH, Odelzhausen (DE)
Filed on May 15, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/664,511.
Application 18/664,511 is a continuation of application No. 18/019,867, previously published as PCT/US2021/044120, filed on Aug. 2, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/074,502, filed on Sep. 4, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0300391 A1, Sep. 12, 2024
Int. Cl. B60N 2/56 (2006.01); B60N 2/50 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/5628 (2013.01) [B60N 2/5642 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An air conditioning system for a vehicle seat comprising:
an air mover attached to a first side of a connecting member of a seat suspension of the vehicle seat, the connecting member having a second side that opposes the first side;
a foam gasket attached to the second side of the connecting member, the second side of the connecting member having a substantially planar surface to which the foam gasket is attached; and
an air distributor having an air opening that is arranged against a top side of the foam gasket and attached to the seat suspension, the air mover is configured to push air into the air distributor through the connecting member and the air opening and/or remove air from the air distributor through the air opening and the connecting member;
wherein the air conditioning system is free of an adhesive or fastener between the air opening of the air distributor and the foam gasket.