Ventilation structure of seatback

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11091074-B1
Application number	US-202017101782-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Nov 23, 2020
Priority date	Feb 13, 2020
Publication date	Aug 17, 2021
Grant date	Aug 17, 2021

Abstract

A ventilation structure of a vehicle seat is configured to circulate indoor air of a vehicle through a seatback via a blower mounted on the seatback in a dual blower type of ventilation structure. This structure includes the seatback including a seatback pad having an exhaust hole and a seatback board having an intake hole, a seatback blower mounted on the seatback pad and providing a blowing force to introduce outdoor air of the seatback through the intake hole and then discharge the outdoor air to the exhaust hole, an intake duct mounted on the seatback board and providing a path to move the outdoor air of the seatback introduced into the intake hole, and a flexible duct connecting the seatback blower and the intake duct and deformable by a movement of the seatback while maintaining connection of the seatback blower and the intake duct.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A ventilation structure of a vehicle seat, comprising:
a seatback including a seatback pad having an exhaust hole and a seatback board having an intake hole;
a seatback blower mounted on the seatback pad and providing a blowing force to introduce outdoor air of the seatback through the intake hole into the seatback and then discharge the outdoor air to the exhaust hole;
an intake duct mounted on the seatback board and providing a path to move the outdoor air of the seatback introduced into the intake hole; and
a flexible duct connecting the seatback blower and the intake duct to prevent indoor air of the seatback from being discharged to the exhaust hole, the flexible duct being deformable by movement of the seatback while maintaining connection of the seatback blower and the intake duct.

2. The ventilation structure of claim 1 , wherein the intake hole is formed in a top bent part of a pocket recess that is formed in the seatback board.

3. The ventilation structure of claim 2 , wherein the top bent part of the pocket recess is inclined towards an inside of the seatback board in a direction from an upper position to a lower position.

4. The ventilation structure of claim 1 , wherein the intake duct comprises:
an inlet port having a shape to cover the intake hole, with a space being defined in a side of the inlet port to move the outdoor air of the seatback; and
a connector having a duct connecting hole connected to the seatback blower.

5. The ventilation structure of claim 4 , wherein a protruding portion is formed on an outer circumference of the duct connecting hole to catch the flexible duct.

6. The ventilation structure of claim 5 , wherein a fan whose blade is rotated is formed on the seatback blower, and a protruding portion is formed on an outer circumference of the fan to catch the flexible duct.

7. The ventilation structure of claim 6 , wherein the protruding portions formed on the duct connecting hole and the fan are inserted into both sides of the flexible duct, respectively.

8. The ventilation structure of claim 1 , wherein the flexible duct is made of a porous material.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp
• Hyundai Transys Inc

Inventors

• Jeong Dong-Woo
• Kang Tae-Uk
• Kim Sang-Ho
• Lee Seung-Young
• Kim Yeong-Sik
• Kim Yun-Ho
• Lim Ho-Sub

Classifications

• B60N2/64

  Back-rests {or cushions (B60N2/2222 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B60N2/5642 Primary

  with circulation of air through a layer inside the seat · CPC title

• B60N2/5657 Primary

  blown towards the seat surface · CPC title

• B60N2/5628 Primary

  coming from the vehicle ventilation system, e.g. air-conditioning system · CPC title

• B60N2/5635 Primary

  coming from the passenger compartment · CPC title