Patent ID: 9403460
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: B60N

Claim Text:
1. A vehicle seating assembly comprising: a vehicle seat including a body having a center portion and four corner portions; a breathable coverstock covering a seating surface of the body; a plenum chamber disposed below the body and disposed under an area of the seating surface and having an area in a horizontal plane generally equal to the area of the surface, the plenum chamber being configured to receive and store a fluid; a cupped nozzle disposed at each of the center portion and four corner portions, each cupped nozzle including a tapered base and a wide mouth proximate the coverstock; and a plurality of fluid passageways extending through the body and directly connecting the plenum chamber with the tapered base of a respective one of each of the cupped nozzles, wherein pressurized fluid from the plenum chamber flows through the fluid passageways to the cupped nozzles to deliver targeted airflow to a seated passenger, and further wherein a length of the fluid passageways proximate a forward portion of the seat are longer than a length of the fluid passageways proximate a rear portion of the seat.