Patent attributes
A vehicle seat assembly is provided. The vehicle seat assembly includes multiple inflatable bladders embedded below a seating surface of a seat cushion portion. The inflatable bladders includes a first group and a second group, each of the first group and the second group having at least one of the inflatable bladders. The vehicle seat assembly further comprises a control system operably coupled to the inflatable bladders. The control system is configured to operate a bladder pump to inflate the first group of inflatable bladders to a target pressure, operate a valve coupled to the second group of inflatable bladders to deflate the second group, and upon expiration of a dwell period, operate the bladder pump to inflate the second group of inflatable bladders to the target pressure and operate a valve coupled to the first group of inflatable bladders to deflate the first group.
