The present invention is directed to a pneumatic massage device for a vehicle seat comprising:an array (20) of distributed inflatable air cells (22, 22', 22") equipped with an air conduit structure (24, 26) which is connectable to receive pressurized air for inflation and to vent off air from the air cell array for deflation, and which has for each air cell a flow connection (26) for air flow to and from the air cell;a valve arrangement (10) for controlling flow into and out of the air cell array by selectively establishing inflation and deflation states, wherein the valve arrangement is configured to permit, in the inflation state, pressurized air flow to the air cell array, and to permit, in the deflation state, air to flow from the air cells out of the conduit structure for venting off; anda plurality of flow resistors (50, 82) arranged in the array of air cells such that the flow resistance to the air cells is increasing along the air cell array, and such that expansion of air cells due to inflation is propagating through the array and reaching at last a pneumatic end region of the array with a time delay;characterized in that at least some of the flow resistors (52, 80) of the array (20) of air cells are asymmetric flow resistors in terms of flow direction in that the flow resistance generated by each asymmetric flow resistor for the flow direction during inflation is higher than the flow resistance generated for flow in reverse direction during deflation.


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    Title :

    VEHICLE SEAT MASSAGE SYSTEM


    Additional title:

    FAHRZEUGSITZMASSAGESYSTEM
    SYSTÈME DE MASSAGE POUR SIÈGE DE VÉHICULE


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2021-01-13


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60N SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES , Sitze besonders für Fahrzeuge ausgebildet



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