A vehicle seat assembly is provided. The vehicle seat assembly includes multiple inflatable bladders embedded below a seating surface of a seat cushion portion. The inflatable bladders includes a first group and a second group, each of the first group and the second group having at least one of the inflatable bladders. The vehicle seat assembly further comprises a control system operably coupled to the inflatable bladders. The control system is configured to operate a bladder pump to inflate the first group of inflatable bladders to a target pressure, operate a valve coupled to the second group of inflatable bladders to deflate the second group, and upon expiration of a dwell period, operate the bladder pump to inflate the second group of inflatable bladders to the target pressure and operate a valve coupled to the first group of inflatable bladders to deflate the first group.


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    Title :

    Vehicle seat with embedded inflatable bladder system


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    Publication date :

    2024-04-16


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60N SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES , Sitze besonders für Fahrzeuge ausgebildet



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