Patent ID: 6869139

Claim:
A ventilated seat for a vehicle, comprising: a vehicle seat having a ventilated component selected from a seat cushion component and a seat backrest component, at least one of which provides a seat cushion and an air permeable trim surface at occupant contact areas of the seat; an insert that is open at its sides and located beneath the trim surface of the ventilated component, the insert including: i) a first layer having a heater integrated therein; ii) a second layer formed of spacer material, the second layer defining an open space, wherein the spacer material provides opposing honeycomb structures that are formed of a finer filament polymeric strand material than the rest of the spacer material; a fluid mover in fluid communication with the insert for moving air through the open space and at least partially past an occupant in the seat; and a tubular structure for providing the fluid communication between the insert and the fluid mover.