Ventilated seat for automotive vehicle, has insert defining internal open space that provides fluid communication between openings formed on insert, and fan attached to extension of insert in fluid communication with open space of insert

摘要

The seat has an insert (10) sealed about the peripheral edge of a ventilated seat component (410). The insert defines an internal open space (416) that provides fluid communication between the openings formed on the insert. A fan is attached to the extension of the insert in fluid communication with the open space of the insert. The ventilated seat component may be a seat cushion component or a seat cushion component, and is formed with an air-permeable trim surface (414) at the occupant contact areas of the seat. The insert is located beneath the trim surface of the ventilated seat component. The extension of the insert is extended from the body portion of the insert, and extends through the forward and rearward surfaces of the cushion (412) of the ventilated seat component.