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US 10,214,126 B2Granted
Seat back of hybrid construction and a process for forming a seat back of hybrid construction
AssigneeAdient Luxembourg Holding S.à.r.l.
InventorsKurt Seibold, Ingo Kienke
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Abstract
An overmolded seat back structure having a connecting surface for supporting a support panel and a process for forming a seat back structure via an overmolding process.
Claims16
A process, comprising:
- forming a connecting surface for a supporting panel via an overmolding process;
- providing a first side member, a second side member, a lower cross member and an upwardly projecting slide configured for supporting a headrest;
- assembling and interconnecting said first side member, said second side member, said lower cross member and said headrest sliding surface via an overmolding material in said overmolding process to form a seat back structure, said seat back structure comprising said connecting surface;
- wherein said overmolding process forms an overmolded seat back structure, said overmolded seat back structure comprising said upwardly projecting slide, and wherein said upwardly projecting slide is formed of a material different from the overmolding material.
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A process, comprising:
- providing a plurality of separate seat back elements;
- connecting said plurality of seat back elements via an overmolding material in an overmolding process to form a seat back structure, said seat back structure comprising a connecting means for connecting a support panel;
- wherein said plurality of seat back elements comprise a headrest slide structure formed of a different material than the overmolding material, said headrest slide structure being integrally connected to said overmolded seat back member to form said seat back structure by said overmolding process with an integrally connected headrest slide structure, said headrest slide structure comprising a projection to define a male connection portion configured for slidably supporting a headrest.
A seat comprising:
- an overmolded seat back structure comprising an interfacing surface for supporting a support panel;
- wherein said overmolded seat back structure comprises a first lateral member, a second lateral member, an overmolded member of an overmolding material and a cross member, said first lateral member being connected to said second lateral member via said overmolded member;
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- wherein said overmolded seat back structure comprises a slide element, said slide element formed of a material different from the overmolding material and being integrally connected to said overmolded member to define a single seat back structure with an integrally connected slide configured for supporting a headrest, said slide element comprising an upwardly projecting slide surface for connection with the headrest, wherein overmolded material engages and interconnects said slide element with one or more of said first lateral member, said second lateral member and said cross member to define one or more overmolded reinforced seat back parts.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.