Vehicle air-conditioning seat
US-2016347217-A1 · Dec 1, 2016 · US
Vehicle seat air-conditioner and vehicle temperature controller
US8944145B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8944145-B2 |
| Application number | US-89472310-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2010 |
| Priority date | Sep 2, 2004 |
| Publication date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
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A vehicle seat air-conditioner includes a seat on which an occupant sits, a heat exchanger that adjusts the temperature of a conditioned gas, a blower that supplies the conditioned gas to the seat, a seat covering layer provided on a surface of the seat and facing the seated occupant, and a flow channel provided on an underside of the seat covering layer that pass the conditioned gas that is introduced by the blower. The vehicle seat air-conditioner is adapted to convey heat of the conditioned gas to an occupant side of the seat covering layer by directly blowing out a portion of the introduced conditioned gas to the occupant side of the seat covering layer, and to perform heat exchange with the occupant side of the seat covering layer by circulating a portion of a remainder of the conditioned gas through the flow channel.
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What is claimed is: 1. A vehicle seat air-conditioner comprising: a seat adapted to receive an occupant, the seat including a seat back and a seat cushion, the seat cushion including first and second side support portions and a sitting portion, the first and second side support portions each having a cross-section that is bulging in a convex shape, the first and second side support portions being disposed on opposite lateral sides of the sitting portion; a heat exchanger that ad…
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
- B60N2/5635Primary
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8944145B2 cover?
- A vehicle seat air-conditioner includes a seat on which an occupant sits, a heat exchanger that adjusts the temperature of a conditioned gas, a blower that supplies the conditioned gas to the seat, a seat covering layer provided on a surface of the seat and facing the seated occupant, and a flow channel provided on an underside of the seat covering layer that pass the conditioned gas that is in…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Esaki Hidenori, Honda Motor Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60N2/5635. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).