Air supply device for a vehicle seat
View Patent ↗An air supply device for a vehicle seat has an air channel arranged on the pressure side of a blower. The channel comprises at least one air discharge opening provided in the upper region of the seat for supplying the head, shoulder and neck area of an occupant of the seat with an adjustable airflow. A heating element is arranged in the air channel between the blower and the air discharge opening. In order to provide the air supply device with an airflow which feels more comfortable to the occupant of the seat, a grid element is arranged inside the air channel between the air discharge opening and the heating element. As a result, the airflow emerging from the air discharge opening is homogenized and slowed down, and this slowing-down allows more heat to be transferred to the airflow from the heating element.
1. An air supply device for a vehicle seat comprising:
an air channel,
an air discharge part, which comprises at least one air discharge opening provided in a head restraint of the seat facing towards a front side of the head restraint for supplying a head, shoulder and neck area of an occupant of the seat with an airflow,
a blower having a pressure side on which the air channel is arranged,
a heating element arranged in the air channel between the blower and the air discharge part, and
a grid element arranged inside the air discharge part between the air discharge opening and the heating element,
wherein the arid element is positioned at a distance behind the front side of the head restraint.
2. The air supply device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the grid element is arranged transversely to a flow direction of the airflow flowing through the air discharge part.
3. The air supply device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the grid element covers an entire cross section of the air discharge part.
4. The air supply device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the grid element is arranged close to the air discharge opening of the air discharge part.
5. The air supply device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the grid element comprises a plurality of flowthrough openings of which a clear cross section is variable.
6. The air supply device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the grid element comprises at least two grids arranged next to one another which are displaceable in relation to one another.
7. The air supply device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the grid element serves to moderate turbulence of an airflow discharged from said air channel extending within said backrest of said vehicle seat.
8. The air supply device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the grid element further serves to facilitate transfer of heat from the heating element to said airflow.
9. The air supply device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the air discharge part is an L-shaped part.
10. The air supply device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the air discharge part is an L-shaped part.
11. The air supply device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the air discharge part is an L-shaped part.
12. The air supply device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the air discharge part is an L-shaped part.
13. The air supply device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the air channel extends within a backrest of the vehicle seat.