US 12,377,764 B2
Ventilated seat and method of making
Mark Antony Palmer, West Haddon (GB); and Wreford Graham Cox, Paignton (GB)
Assigned to Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US)
Filed by Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US)
Filed on Dec. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/090,921.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/314,574, filed on Feb. 28, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0271536 A1, Aug. 31, 2023
Int. Cl. B60N 2/56 (2006.01); B60N 2/58 (2006.01); B60N 2/64 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/5642 (2013.01) [B60N 2/5621 (2013.01); B60N 2/5833 (2013.01); B60N 2/646 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A ventilated seat comprising:
a cushion pad comprised of a closed cell foam in a shape of a flat plate, including a plurality of air distribution holes from a first to a second side of the flat plate, and having a hook-loop fastener affixed to the first side;
a seat bottom including a main bottom cushion;
a seat back operatively engaging the seat bottom and including a main back cushion;
wherein at least one of the main bottom cushion and the main back cushion is comprised of a closed cell foam, includes a recess in a portion of a surface that is shaped to receive and orient the cushion pad therein, a ventilation passage configured to direct airflow from a climate control system to the recess, and a hook-loop fastener molded into the closed cell foam in the recess; and
wherein the cushion pad is secured in the recess by the hook-loop fastener of the cushion pad operatively engaging the hook-loop fastener in the recess and configured to create an air distribution interface for airflow from the ventilation passage through the plurality of air distribution holes.