Patent ID: 6857697

Claim:
A ventilated seat for a vehicle, comprising: a vehicle seat having a ventilated component selected from a seat component and a backrest component, at least one of which provides a seat cushion and an air permeable trim surface at occupant contact areas; an insert including a foam material and located beneath the trim surface; a fluid mover in fluid communication with the insert for moving air through the foam material of the insert and the trim surface; a duct for providing the fluid communication between the insert and the fluid mover, wherein the duct is at least partially provided by the seat cushion and defines a passageway through the cushion; and a deflector disposed over the passageway defined by the duct that diverts the flow of fluid into a plurality of sub-passageways, wherein the sub-passageways are formed in the seat cushion and extends away from the passageway.