Patent ID: 7841662

Claim:
A support assembly having a first support region with adjustable degree of support and a second support region with adjustable degree of support, comprising: a support member for incorporation into a seat frame, a first adjustment arrangement for adjusting the degree of support in the first support region, the first adjustment arrangement comprising a first Bowden cable arrangement, a second adjustment arrangement for adjusting the degree of support in the second support region, the second adjustment arrangement comprising a second Bowden cable arrangement, wherein the first Bowden cable arrangement and the second Bowden cable arrangement each comprise a wire guided in a sheath, first attachment means for attaching the sheath of the first Bowden cable arrangement to one side of the support member in the first support region, second attachment means for attaching the sheath of the first Bowden cable arrangement to the opposite side of the support member in the first support region, third attachment means for attaching the sheath of the second Bowden cable arrangement to one side of the support member in the second support region, fourth attachment means for attaching the sheath of the second Bowden cable arrangement to the opposite side of the support member in the second support region, an actuator coupled to the first adjustment arrangement and to the second adjustment arrangement, wherein the actuator is configured to simultaneously act on the first adjustment arrangement and on the second adjustment arrangement in opposite directions, wherein a first end portion of the wire of the first Bowden cable arrangement extends from the first attachment means and is adapted to be connected to the seat frame, and wherein a first end portion of the wire of the second Bowden cable arrangement extends from the third attachment means and is adapted to be connected to the seat frame.