Air-suspended seat surfaces for folding vehicle seats
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1. A vehicle seat, comprising:
- a seatback including;
a coverstock defining a seat surface with a flexible upper region, moveable between a compressed position and an extended position, and contacting an upper edge of the seatback and a flexible lower region spaced from the upper edge by the upper region;
a compressible upper bladder beneath the coverstock upper region and compressible to permit movement of the upper region into the compressed position;
a first compressible inflation bladder positioned beneath the coverstock lower region and in fluidic communication with the upper bladder; and
a first fixed quantity of a flowable medium contained in and partially transferrable between the upper bladder and the inflation bladder.
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Abstract
A vehicle seat includes a seatback having a coverstock defining a seat surface with a flexible lower region and a flexible upper region. The seatback further has a compressible upper bladder beneath the coverstock upper region and a compressible inflation bladder positioned beneath the coverstock lower region and in fluidic communication with the upper bladder. A first fixed quantity of a flowable medium is contained in and is partially transferrable between the upper bladder and the inflation bladder.
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19 Claims
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1. A vehicle seat, comprising:
a seatback including; a coverstock defining a seat surface with a flexible upper region, moveable between a compressed position and an extended position, and contacting an upper edge of the seatback and a flexible lower region spaced from the upper edge by the upper region; a compressible upper bladder beneath the coverstock upper region and compressible to permit movement of the upper region into the compressed position; a first compressible inflation bladder positioned beneath the coverstock lower region and in fluidic communication with the upper bladder; and a first fixed quantity of a flowable medium contained in and partially transferrable between the upper bladder and the inflation bladder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A seatback for a vehicle seat, comprising:
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a coverstock defining a seatback surface with a flexible upper region, moveable between a compressed position and an extended position, and contacting an upper edge of the seatback and a flexible lower region spaced from the upper edge by the upper region; a compressible upper bladder beneath the coverstock upper region and compressible to permit movement of the upper region into the compressed position; a compressible inflation bladder underlying the coverstock lower region and in fluidic communication with the upper bladder; and a fixed quantity of a flowable medium contained in and partially transferrable between the upper bladder and the inflation bladder. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A vehicle seat, comprising:
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a seatback defining an upper edge and including an upper bladder within an upper region, moveable between a compressed position and an extended position, and contacting the upper edge thereof and a first inflation bladder within the seatback in a lower region spaced from the upper edge by the upper region and compressible to permit movement of the upper region into the compressed position; and a cushion with which the seatback is rotatably coupled; wherein the first inflation bladder is in communication with the upper bladder and defines a first closed unit therewith containing a first fixed quantity of a flowable medium. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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