Air suspended seat having auxiliary air supplies for comfort, dimensional adjustment, and personalized comfort DNA

1. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:

a frame;

a seat and a seatback disposed on the frame;

a seating cushion assembly disposed on at least one of the seat and the seatback and comprising:

a plurality of closed base cells disposed on the frame, each base cell having a fixed volume of fluid disposed therein;

a plurality of trim cells disposed on the base cells and having a variable volume of fluid disposed therein, the trim cells being in communication with a fluid pump; and

an adjustable seatback support panel disposed behind the base cells and pivotally coupled to the frame;

a static base disposed behind the support panel;

an actuation member disposed between the support panel and the static base, the actuation member being adjustable between an expanded condition that pivots the support panel forward and a retracted condition that pivots the support panel rearward, thereby altering a reclination angle of the seatback relative to the seat; and

side pivot cells disposed between the seatback support panel and the base cells that allow for lateral flexibility of a seatback surface relative to the support panel, such that trim cells proximate a first side of the seatback move closer to the trim cells proximate a second side of the seatback.

2. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 1 , wherein the side pivot cells include a first side pivot cell, a second side pivot cell, and a middle pivot cell.

3. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 1 , wherein the side pivot cells include elastically deformable walls that stretch under application of positive air pressure.

4. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 1 , wherein the side pivot cells are disposed at a top portion of the seatback.

5. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 1 , wherein the actuation member is an inflatable reclination cell.

6. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 5 , wherein the reclination cell is disposed between an upper portion of the adjustable seatback support panel and a lower portion of the adjustable seatback support panel.

7. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:

apertures in communication with elongate channels that extend through the plurality of trim cells.

8. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 7 , further comprising:

surface grooves disposed on a top surface of the plurality of trim cells, the surface grooves being in communication with the apertures.

9. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:

a cushion assembly comprising:

a plurality of closed base cells; and

a plurality of trim cells disposed on the base cells;

an adjustable seatback support panel proximate the base cells;

a static base proximate the support panel; and

side pivot cells disposed between the seatback support panel and the base cells that allow for lateral flexibility of a seatback surface relative to the support panel.

10. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 9 , wherein the side pivot cells include a first side pivot cell, a second side pivot cell, and a middle pivot cell.

11. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 9 , wherein the side pivot cells include elastically deformable walls that stretch under application of positive air pressure.

12. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 9 , wherein the side pivot cells are disposed at a top portion of a seatback.

13. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 9 , further comprising:

apertures that are in communication with elongate channels that extend through the plurality of trim cells.

14. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 13 , further comprising:

surface grooves disposed on a top surface of the plurality of trim cells, the surface grooves being in communication with the apertures.

15. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of trim cells are also in communication with one another.

16. A seatback cushion assembly comprising:

a seating surface;

a plurality of base cells behind the seating surface and having a fixed inner volume of fluid;

a plurality of trim cells of varying volume disposed between the base cells and the seating surface; and

side pivot cells disposed between a seatback support and the base cells that allow for lateral flexibility of a seatback surface relative to the seatback support.

17. The seatback cushion assembly of claim 16 , further comprising:

a plurality of apertures disposed in the plurality of trim cells.

18. The seatback cushion assembly of claim 17 , wherein the plurality of apertures are in communication with elongate channels that extend through the plurality of trim cells and connect with a climate control system.

19. The seatback cushion assembly of claim 17 , further comprising:

surface grooves disposed on a top surface of the plurality of trim cells, the surface grooves being in communication with the plurality of apertures.

20. The seatback cushion assembly of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of trim cells are also in communication with one another.