Conditioning system with blower connection assembly including a distribution member and method of attachment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10710480-B2
Application number	US-201815898974-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 19, 2018
Priority date	Jun 14, 2017
Publication date	Jul 14, 2020
Grant date	Jul 14, 2020

Abstract

A blower connection assembly comprising: (a) a distribution member; (b) a connection adapter connected to the distribution member; and (c) a blower that is connected to the distribution member via the connection adapter; and wherein a portion of a seat suspension extends between the connection adapter and the blower to support the connection adapter, the blower, and the distribution member.

First claim

We claim:

1. A blower connection assembly comprising:
a. a distribution member;
b. a connection adapter connected to the distribution member; and
c. a blower that is connected to the distribution member via the connection adapter; and

wherein a portion of a seat suspension extends between the connection adapter and the blower to support the connection adapter, the blower, and the distribution member, and
wherein the blower includes one or more clips that extend into an adapter pivot of the connection adapter, or the connection adapter includes one or more clips that extend into an adapter pivot of the blower so that the connection adapter and the blower are rotatable relative to each other.

2. The blower connection assembly of claim 1 , wherein the distribution member, the connection adapter, and the blower are free of a direct connection with the seat suspension.

3. The blower connection assembly of claim 1 , wherein the connection adapter includes one or more adapter recesses and the blower includes one or more blower connectors that assist in connecting the blower to the connection adapter.

4. The blower connection assembly of claim 3 , wherein a fastener extends through each of the one or more adapter recesses and each of the corresponding blower connectors so that each of the fasteners connect the connection adapter to the blower.

5. The blower connection assembly of claim 1 , wherein the connection adapter includes one or more tabs that extend through the seat suspension to connect to the blower.

6. The blower connection assembly of claim 5 , wherein the one or more tabs extend through a frame recess within a plate frame into communication with the blower so that the plate frame is locked between the blower and the connection adapter.

7. The blower connection assembly of claim 1 , wherein the distribution member includes a blower seat that extends into contact with the blower to create a seal between the distribution member and the blower.

8. The blower connection assembly of claim 1 , wherein a trim bag seat that extends into contact with a ventilated trim bag so that a seal is created between the distribution member and the ventilated trim bag.

9. The blower connection assembly of claim 1 , wherein the distribution member is a bellow.

10. A blower connection assembly comprising:
a. a distribution member that extends into and connects to a portion of a seat suspension; and
b. a blower that connects to the portion of the seat suspension so that the distribution member and the blower are in fluid communication; and

wherein a blower seat of the distribution member is sandwiched between the blower and the portion of the seat suspension so that a seal is formed between the distribution member and the blower; and
wherein a fastener extends through a portion of the distribution member and the seat suspension to form a fixed connection.

11. The blower connection assembly of claim 10 , wherein the blower includes one or more attachment apertures that receives one or more tabs of the seat suspension or the blower includes one or more labs that extend into one or more attachment apertures of the seat suspension.

12. The blower connection assembly of claim 10 , wherein the distribution member includes a locking feature that locks the distribution member to the seat suspension.

13. The blower connection assembly of claim 10 , wherein the distribution member includes a trim bag seat that forms a seal with a ventilated trim bag and a flexible region between the trim bag seat and the blower seat.

14. The blower connection assembly of claim 10 , wherein the distribution member is round, square, or rectangular.

15. The blower connection assembly of claim 13 , wherein the distribution member tapers inward as the distribution member extends from the blower seat to the trim bag seat or the distribution member extends outward as the distribution member extends from the blower seat to the trim bag seat.

16. The blower connection assembly of claim 10 , wherein the distribution member is a bellow.

17. A blower connection assembly comprising:
a. a distribution member;
b. a connection adapter connected to the distribution member and a portion of a seat suspension; and
c. a blower that is connected to the distribution member via the connection adapter;

wherein the portion of the seat suspension extends between the connection adapter and the blower to support the connection adapter, the blower, and the distribution member,
wherein the blower includes one or more adapter recesses or one or more tabs and the connection adapter includes one or more adapter recesses or one or more tabs, and
wherein the blower includes one or more adapter recesses or one or more tabs and the connection adapter includes one or more adapter recesses so that the connection adapter and the blower are directly connected.

18. The blower connection assembly of claim 17 , wherein the distribution member includes a blower seat that extends through the connection adapter.

19. The blower connection assembly of claim 18 , wherein the blower includes a flange that is in communication with the blower seat to form a sealed connection between the distribution member and the blower.

20. The blower connection assembly of claim 17 , wherein the connection adapter is a locking feature that fixedly connects the distribution members and the connection adapter.

Assignees

• Gentherm Gmbh

Inventors

• Iacovone Peter Daniel
• Banu Cristian Nicolae

Classifications

• B60N2/70

  Upholstery springs {; Upholstery} · CPC title

• B60N2/682

  Joining means · CPC title

• B60N2/5883

  by sewing, stitching or threading · CPC title

• B60N2/5875

  by adhesion, e.g. gluing · CPC title

• B60N2/5685

  Resistance · CPC title