VEHICLE SEAT ASSEMBLY AND SUBASSEMBLIES THEREOF

• Main Authors: William Paruszkiewicz, Salim Marouf, Ramon Arias, Michelle A. Pereny, David Hale, Ian Fletcher, Ibrahim Valenzuela, Grzegorz Kasperczyk, Tyler Washington, Joshua Hallock, Samuel BLAIR, Mitchell Wing, Jayant Chaudari, Srikanth Bheemshetty, Mark Karges, Lisa Swikoski, Christopher D. Johnson, Louella Patterson, Sumanth Muthyala, Paul Severinski, Vyachislav Ivanov, Benedict J. Messina, Ashley Baisch, Thomas A. Welch, SR, Thomas Welch, JR, David Abdella, Ronald L. Miotto, Akshay Jadhav
• Format: Patent
• Language: Danish; English
• Published: 10.09.2024
• Subjects: ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSESOR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY; BEDS; CHAIRS; COFFEE MILLS; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; FURNITURE; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MASSAGE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING ORSTIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; SOFAS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

Seat assemblies and subassemblies to provide massaging effects are disclosed. The subassembly may include massage bladders, fluid lines, and/or a pump such as an air compression. The seat assemblies may include features to enhance the massaging effect to an occupant such as weakened or strengthened portion aligned with fluid bladders. The seat assemblies may also receive a remote authorization for operating the massaging assembly or features thereof. The fluid bladders may be spherical or hemispherical. The massage assembly may operate the various bladders to scan an occupant.