Patent ID: 8342607

Claim:
A seat cushion for the production of a vehicle seat, the seat cushion comprising: a foam body having a back side; a carrier element including a stiffened nonwoven material disposed on the back side of the foam body and providing mechanical support to the foam body on the back side thereof, said carrier element further including an air-impermeable barrier layer formed by a plastic foil on a side of the carrier element facing towards the foam body; at least one bubble element disposed between the foam body and the carrier element, wherein the bubble element comprises first and second bubble halves that are connected to one another by means of an airtight sealing joint, the first bubble half faces away from the foam body and is formed by a surface section of the barrier layer of the carrier element, and the second bubble half faces towards the foam body and is fastened at the surface section of the barrier layer while forming the airtight sealing joint; and an air inlet in fluid communication with the at least one bubble element for supplying compressed air to the at least one bubble element, wherein the barrier layer includes one of perforated portions and punched-out portions such that the barrier layer is air-permeable outside of the bubble elements.