Patent ID: 11945351
Assignee: ADIENT US LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 12:
13. A method of adjusting a seat system, comprising:
providing a seat frame, a flexible member coupled to the seat frame, an adjustment device coupled to the seat system, the adjustment device including at least one actuating element connected to a spool located in a rib or a tab in a side portion of a flexible member, and an actuator connected to the adjustment device; and
activating the actuator to move the adjustment device so that the spool pushes or pulls the rib or tab to alter a contour of a seating surface of the flexible member,
wherein the flexible member is a seatback structure that is symmetrical about a vertical axis and is adapted to engage at least a lumbar portion and a shoulder portion of an occupant on the seating surface,
wherein the flexible member is a single, integrally formed, one-piece structure formed from a thermoplastic elastomer,
wherein the at least one actuating element is a cable disposed within a conduit.