US Patent 10252652 Seating assembly with heating and cooling

A vehicle seating assembly includes a seating surface, a fluid mover, and a fluid transfer member. The fluid transfer member includes a tube. The tube includes an inlet and an outlet. The inlet is fluidly coupled to the fluid mover, and the outlet is coupled to a holder that includes a resistive heater. The fluid mover and the resistive heater are selectively operable to convectively cool or heat the seating surface.