Patent ID: 11945348
Assignee: GENTHERM GMBH
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC A  B  H

Claim 12:
13. A system for a vehicle seat, the system comprising:
i) a movable member configured to be disposed on a cushion of the vehicle seat;
ii) a heater overlaying the movable member, the heater including:
a) a flexible substrate, and
b) a heating element;

iii) a fastener configured to attach the heater to the cushion,
wherein the flexible substrate stretches or moves with the movable member as the movable member moves,
wherein the vehicle seat comprises a trim cover, the system is disposed between the cushion and the trim cover, and the flexible substrate stretches or moves between the cushion towards the trim cover as the movable member moves, and
wherein the cushion includes a trench defined between opposing side walls, the heater is free from extending into the trench.