Patent ID: 7963594

Claim:
A climate controlled seating assembly comprising: a front side and a rear side, said front side of the seating assembly being generally adjacent to a seated occupant; at least one covering material located along the front side of the climate controlled seating assembly, said at least one covering material being generally air-permeable and being configured to contact a seated occupant; a back panel located at and at least partially extending along the rear side of the seating assembly and comprising a first surface and a second surface, said first surface of the back panel facing in toward the front side of the seat assembly, and said second surface of the back panel facing toward the rear side of the seat assembly; at least one air distribution member positioned along the first surface of the back panel, said at least one air distribution member comprising a plurality of orifices; wherein the at least one air distribution member and the back panel define at least one air distribution channel therebetween; and at least one inlet through the back panel, said at least one inlet configured to receive air from a fluid module, said at least one inlet being in fluid communication with the at least one air distribution channel; wherein fluid delivered to the at least one air distribution member from the at least one inlet is generally distributed within the at least one air distribution channel through the plurality of orifices and through the at least one covering material, toward one or more targeted areas of a seated occupant.