Aspects of the invention relate to a control system for controlling inflation of a seat cushion in a seat assembly, wherein the seat cushion comprises one or more inflatable bladders and a seat cushion cover; the control system comprising one or more controllers, the control system being configured to: determine an occupancy status of the seat assembly, the occupancy status indicating one of a seat occupied state and a seat unoccupied state; monitor the occupancy status to identify a first change from the seat unoccupied state to the seat occupied state; and in dependence on identification of the first change in the determined occupancy status, generate a decrease pressure signal to decrease the inflation pressure of the one or more inflatable bladders.
Seating apparatus
30.03.2022
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch