The present disclosure provides a chair in which attachment strength of a holding member and the chair is enhanced and an attachment state can be stably maintained. A legged chair includes a leg member, a support post connected to the leg member, a metal frame integrated with the support post, the metal frame forming a seated portion, an awakening device configured to awaken a seated person, a battery configured to supply electric power to the awakening device, an ECU that controls the awakening device, and a holding cover configured to hold the battery and the ECU. The holding cover is attached to the highly rigid metal frame.

This disclosure is directed to improved chair assemblies that can be integrated with various technologies, including heating, massaging technologies, cooling, and other technologies. Various portions of the chair assemblies include attachment structures that permit electronic assemblies to be attached and removed from the chair assemblies. The electronic assemblies can include electronics that facilitate heat therapy, massage therapy, and/or cooling therapy functions.

There is provided a vehicle seat (car seat) comprising a seat cushion pad (seat body) having an air passage connected to an outlet port (114), and a blower having an inlet port (113) and configured to feed air taken in through the inlet port (113) to the air passage. The blower (100) is located on the lower side of the seat cushion pad (seat body) that is opposite to an occupant's side on which an occupant is to be seated, and the inlet port (113) is directed upward that is a direction toward the seat cushion pad (seat body).

A heating/cooling system for furnishing employs an electrochemical heat transfer device. An electrochemical heat transfer device may be an electrochemical hydrogen compressor that pumps hydrogen into and out of a tank having a metal hydride forming alloy therein. The absorption of hydrogen by the metal hydride forming alloy is exothermic, produces heat, and the desorption of the hydrogen from the metal hydride forming, alloy is endothermic and draws heat in. An electrochemical hydrogen compressor may be configured between the tanks and pump hydrogen back and forth to form a heat transfer device. A heat exchange device may be coupled with the tank or may comprise the outer surface of the tank to transfer heat to an object or to the surroundings. A closed loop may be configured having two tanks and one or two electrochemical hydrogen compressors to pump the hydrogen in a loop around the system.

There is provided a vehicle seat (car seat) comprising a seat cushion pad (seat body) having an air passage connected to an outlet port (114), and a blower having an inlet port (113) and configured to feed air taken in through the inlet port (113) to the air passage. The blower (100) is located on the lower side of the seat cushion pad (seat body) that is opposite to an occupant's side on which an occupant is to be seated, and the inlet port (113) is directed upward that is a direction toward the seat cushion pad (seat body).

The present disclosure provides a chair in which attachment strength of a holding member and the chair is enhanced and an attachment state can be stably maintained. A legged chair includes a leg member, a support post connected to the leg member, a metal frame integrated with the support post, the metal frame forming a seated portion, an awakening device configured to awaken a seated person, a battery configured to supply electric power to the awakening device, an ECU that controls the awakening device, and a holding cover configured to hold the battery and the ECU. The holding cover is attached to the highly rigid metal frame.

A temperature modulation system for a bed, blanket, or other furniture includes a fluid for moderating temperature change, a number of conduit circuits for directing the fluid through respective zones, a control unit including a thermoelectric device for modulating temperature of the fluid, and a pump. Each of the conduit circuits selectively and independently directs fluid through its respective zone in order to produce a temperature within the zone that is independent of the temperature outside the zone. The system also includes an arrangement of one or more zones in an arrangement in which the control unit is programmed to vary the zone temperature over time according to a schedule.

A furniture console having a base and at least one of a lighting device selectively mounted to the base, a first charging device supported by the base, a thermal energy transfer assembly configured to heat or cool a first container selectively mounted to the base, and an electricity storage assembly mounted within the base, the electricity storage assembly being configured to power the furniture console. A control assembly configured to control operation of the at least one of the lighting device, the first charging device, and the thermal energy transfer assembly.

Disclosed is a connector, comprising a base including one or more supports extending from the base, a diverter that is offset from the base via the one or more supports, and a passage defined in the base having a size that is substantially the same as a size of the diverter. The diverter is configured to extend through a layer in a climate control device. The diverter restricts the layer from obstructing the passage.

An air conditioning seat configured to blow temperature-adjusted air and including: a seat including a seat cushion and a seat back; a lateral member which is provided along the seated person seated on the seat on a lateral side of the seated person; a first air duct which is provided in the lateral member and is configured to guide the temperature-adjusted air towards the seated person; and a first air outlet from which the temperature-adjusted air is configured to be blown out from first the air duct, wherein the temperature-adjusted air is configured to be directed and blown out towards at least one of a knee and a lower leg portion of a leg of the seated person through the first air outlet, the at least one of the knee and the lower leg portion being positioned on a front side than a front end of the seat cushion.