Ducted seat for a vehicle

摘要

A vehicle includes a passenger compartment, a cargo compartment, a battery, and a ducted seat. The battery is disposed in the cargo compartment and dissipates heat when energized such that air in the vehicle becomes heated air. The ducted seat is operatively disposed in the passenger compartment. The ducted seat includes a base layer, a ducting layer, and a cover layer. The ducting layer covers the base layer. The cover layer covers the ducting layer. The ducting layer presents a leading opening and trailing opening in fluid communication with one another such that the ducting layer is configured to receive air therein through the leading opening and exhaust air through the trailing opening. The trailing opening is disposed in fluid communication with the cargo compartment such that the exhausted air flows from the trailing opening into the cargo compartment.

主权项

1. A ducted seat for attachment to a vehicle, the ducted seat comprising:
a base layer; a ducting layer operatively covering the base layer; wherein the ducting layer includes a spacer fabric having a first fabric layer, a second layer spaced from the first fabric layer, and a connecting layer interconnecting the first fabric layer and the second fabric layer; wherein the connecting layer is configured to provide air permeability throughout the spacer fabric, between the first fabric layer and the second fabric layer; and a cover layer operatively covering the ducting layer such that the ducting layer is sandwiched between the base layer and the cover layer; wherein the cover layer includes a foam layer having a base layer and a plurality of standoffs extending from the base layer; wherein the standoffs are disposed in abutting relationship to the first fabric layer such that caverns are defined between adjacent standoffs, the first fabric layer, and the base layer; and wherein the ducting layer presents a leading opening and trailing opening in fluid communication with one another such that the ducting layer is configured to receive air therein through the leading opening and exhaust air through the trailing opening.