Patent ID: 6676214
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A lumbar support with an integrated actuator housing and pressure surface comprising:an arching pressure surface having an upper region and a lower region; an actuator housing fixed to one of said upper region or said lower region of said arching pressure surface, said actuator housing and said arching pressure surface being integrally fabricated from a single piece of material; motorized actuator disposed within said actuator housing; and a traction element having a first portion and a second portion, said first portion being in communication with one of said upper region or said lower region of said arching pressure surface, said second portion being in communication with the other of said upper region or said lower region of said arching pressure surface such that tension on said traction element exerted though said actuator housing draws said upper region and said lower region of said arching pressure surface toward one another to form an arch.