Patent ID: 8998311
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. Ventilation apparatus for a vehicle seat having an upholstered seat cushion, a seat frame, an upholstery support structure attached thereto, and a fan housing with a radial fan formed as a preassembled fan unit, said fan housing having a bottom side and an upper housing side, the upper housing side including an axial inlet and a radial outlet for the passage of air, wherein said fan housing is supported in the seat frame by means of a holder, the improvement wherein the holder is formed as a separate unit from the fan housing and comprises, in combination: (a) a base portion on which the bottom side of the fan housing rests; (b) at least one frame-shaped receptacle that extends from the base portion of the holder in such a manner that the radial outlet of the fan housing is received into the frame-shaped receptacle, and (c) at least one spring-loaded arm extending from the base portion separately from the frame-shaped receptacle and having at least one locking element at its end for connecting the holder to the fan housing.