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VEHICLE SEATING ASSEMBLY

  • US 20180229632A1
  • Filed: 02/14/2017
  • Published: 08/16/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:

  • a vehicle seat including a body having a center portion and four corner portions, said vehicle seat further including a seating surface;

    a supporting layer disposed below the body;

    a thermal transfer node disposed in the body and including a heat sink and a thermoelectric device, the heat sink located between the seating surface and the thermoelectric device, wherein the heat sink and the thermoelectric device are configured to draw heat away from the seating surface;

    a fluid moving proximate the thermal transfer node and into the supporting layer to draw heat away from the thermal transfer node; and

    a phase change material disposed between the seating surface and the heat sink.

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