Patent ID: 7695062
Filing Date: 2010-04-13
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A device for accommodating functional elements in regions of a vehicle interior that are subject to mechanical loads comprising: a vehicle seat comprising a cushion core for supporting a passenger, and a climate control device, wherein the climate control device comprises an upper air distribution device at a first side of the cushion core facing the passenger to distribute air along the first side of the cushion core, a lower air distribution device at a second side facing away from the passenger to distribute air along the second side of the cushion core, and a connecting device for transferring air between the upper and lower air distribution devices, wherein each air distribution device comprises: a base layer; an intermediate layer configured to allow air distribution therethrough; a cover layer, the layers being arranged so as to at least partially overlap one another, and wherein the intermediate layer comprises at least one support element for the transmission of mechanical loads between the base layer and cover layer and a textile support medium, said at least one support element adhered to said textile support medium and preserving air distribution through said intermediate layer when said mechanical loads are present, said at least one support element comprising a plurality of elongated coils made from a substantially planar band of plastic material, each of the plurality of elongated coils arranged approximately parallel to each other with respect to their longitudinal axes and parallel to the intermediate layer; and electrical functional elements arranged in a space between the base layer and the cover layer.