Patent ID: 6116778
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: B60N,G01M,G01N

Abstract:
A method for determining a seat climate of a seat cushion of a vehicle seat, the method comprising the steps of:subjecting a seat area of the seat cushion to a moisture flow from a flexible climate mat during realistic mechanical loading of the seat cushion to be tested;measuring any moisture stagnation at the seat area;wherein said realistic mechanical loading of the seat cushion is performed using a rigid seat testing punch which anthropomorphically and realistically simulates a buttocks and thigh areas with regard to bones and soft parts of the human body in terms of a total compressive force and sitting pressure distribution when a person is sitting down; andwherein the subjecting of the seat area to a moisture is performed by releasing a moisture flow from the flexible climate mat interposed in an application area of the seat testing punch against the seat area, said release taking place in a direction of the seat surface in such fashion that a quantity of moisture stored in the flexible climate mat in a storage fleece is slowly released into the seat surface by heating the climate mat approximately to a human body temperature, said quantity of moisture being constant for each measurement performed.