Patent ID: 9428082
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: B60N

Claim Text:
1. An occupant support system comprising a vehicle seat including a seat bottom configured to mount to a vehicle frame included in a vehicle for movement relative to the vehicle frame, a seat back coupled to the seat bottom to pivot about a seat-back pivot axis relative to the seat bottom, and a seat-movement system coupled to the seat back and seat bottom to control movement of the seat back and seat bottom and a pneumatic system including a pneumatic bladder coupled to the vehicle seat and configured to support an occupant resting on the vehicle seat, a pressurized air source coupled to the pneumatic bladder to provide pressurized air to the bladder and coupled to the seat-movement system to receive commands from the seat-movement system, and a pressure sensor coupled to the pneumatic bladder and configured to sense air pressure in the bladder and coupled to the seat-movement system to communicate the sensed pressure to the seat-movement system, wherein the seat-movement system is configured to command the pressurized air source to maintain the air pressure in the pneumatic bladder in an acceptable pressure range.