US 12,358,404 B2
Seat
Minako Ishihara, Tochigi (JP)
Assigned to TS TECH CO., LTD., Asaka (JP)
Filed by TS TECH CO., LTD., Asaka (JP)
Filed on Jun. 17, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/745,451.
Application 18/745,451 is a continuation of application No. 18/310,085, filed on May 1, 2023, granted, now 12,043,150.
Application 18/310,085 is a continuation of application No. 17/613,790, granted, now 11,691,548, issued on Jul. 4, 2023, previously published as PCT/JP2020/018960, filed on May 12, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 2019-101830 (JP), filed on May 30, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0336176 A1, Oct. 10, 2024
Int. Cl. A47C 7/74 (2006.01); B60N 2/00 (2006.01); B60N 2/56 (2006.01); B60N 2/879 (2018.01); B60N 2/885 (2018.01); B60N 2/90 (2018.01)
CPC B60N 2/5657 (2013.01) [B60N 2/002 (2013.01); B60N 2/0022 (2023.08); B60N 2/0023 (2023.08); B60N 2/879 (2018.02); B60N 2210/40 (2023.08)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seat with a seat cushion and a seat upper portion provided above the seat cushion, the seat upper portion including a seat back and a headrest, the seat comprising:
an air outlet located at a surface of a part of the headrest located frontward of a headrest body located at a rear side of a head of a seated person, a front surface of the seat upper portion, or a surface of an armrest to let out air therethrough;
an air inlet located at a surface of a part of the headrest located frontward of the headrest body, a front surface of the seat upper portion, or a surface of an armrest to draw in air therethrough; and
a blower unit configured to produce a current of air flowing at a front side of the seat upper portion from the air outlet toward the air inlet, the blower unit comprising:
a blower fan for forcing air out through the air outlet;
a scenting device provided downstream of the blower fan in a direction of the current of air, configured to scent air to be forced out through the air outlet; and
a first case that contains the blower fan and the scenting device, the first case having the air outlet,
wherein the blower unit is attachable to and detachable from the seat upper portion.