ADJUSTABLE FIRMNESS VEHICLE SEAT
First Claim
1. A vehicle seat comprising:
- a cushion disposed within a seating member having at least one inflatable first bladder for selectively adjusting a firmness of the cushion; and
an inflatable second bladder separated from a support surface of the seating member by the first bladder and fluidly connected to the first bladder, wherein a vehicle seat hip pivot point is maintained when adjusting the firmness of the cushion by increasing the pressure in the second bladder when the pressure in the first bladder is selectively decreased, and by decreasing the pressure in the second bladder when a pressure in the first bladder is selectively increased.
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Abstract
A vehicle seat is provided herein. The vehicle seat includes a cushion disposed within a seating member having at least one inflatable first bladder for selectively adjusting the firmness of the cushion. An inflatable second bladder is separated from a support surface of the seating member by the first bladder and fluidly connected to the first bladder. A vehicle seat hip pivot point is maintained when adjusting the firmness of the cushion by increasing the pressure in the second bladder when the pressure in the first bladder is selectively decreased, and by decreasing the pressure in the second bladder when the pressure in the first bladder is selectively increased.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle seat comprising:
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a cushion disposed within a seating member having at least one inflatable first bladder for selectively adjusting a firmness of the cushion; and an inflatable second bladder separated from a support surface of the seating member by the first bladder and fluidly connected to the first bladder, wherein a vehicle seat hip pivot point is maintained when adjusting the firmness of the cushion by increasing the pressure in the second bladder when the pressure in the first bladder is selectively decreased, and by decreasing the pressure in the second bladder when a pressure in the first bladder is selectively increased. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A vehicle seat comprising:
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a cushion coupled to a seating member having an inflatable first air bladder; an inflatable second air bladder separated from a support surface by the first air bladdar; and a hose and control valve coupled to the first and second air bladders and configured to maintain a vehicle seat hip pivot point by counteracting a change in air pressure within the first air bladder with an inverse change in pressure within the second air bladder. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A seat assembly comprising:
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a seating member having a cushion disposed therein, the cushion including an inflatable first air bladder for selectively adjusting a firmness of the cushion; and an adjustment mechanism coupled to the air bladder, wherein the adjustment mechanism adjusts a distance between the air bladder and a support surface of the seating member as an air pressure of the air bladder is adjusted to maintain a constant hip pivot point. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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