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US 10,427,570 B2Granted
Seat assembly having a shell disposed on a seat back frame
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsAxel Haby, Stefan Koehler
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Abstract
A seat assembly having a seat back that has a seat back frame and a shell. The seat back frame may extend through a shell opening such that an upper shell cross member is disposed on a back side of the seat back frame and a lower shell cross member may be disposed on a front side of the seat back frame.
Claims20
A seat assembly comprising:
- a seat back that includes:
- a seat back frame that has first and second side members that extend from an upper cross member to a lower cross member;
- and
- a shell that has first and second shell side members that extend from an upper shell cross member to a lower shell cross member to define a shell opening;
- wherein the seat back frame extends through the shell opening such that the upper shell cross member is disposed on a back side of the upper cross member and the lower shell cross member is disposed on a front side of the lower cross member that is disposed opposite the back side.
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A seat assembly comprising:
- a seat bottom;
- and
- a seat back that is rotatable about an axis with respect to the seat bottom, the seat back including:
- a seat back frame that includes first and second side members that extend from an upper cross member to a lower cross member;
- a shell that has first and second shell side members that extend from an upper shell cross member to a lower shell cross member to define a shell opening, wherein the lower shell cross member is disposed above the axis;
- and
- a seat back cushion that is disposed on the shell;
- wherein the seat back frame extends through the shell opening such that the upper shell cross member is disposed on a back side of the upper cross member and the lower shell cross member is disposed on a front side of the lower cross member that is disposed opposite the back side.
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A seat assembly comprising:
- a seat back that includes:
- a seat back frame;
- a shell that encircles the seat back frame, the shell having a shell opening through which the seat back frame extends;
- a side bolster flap that is pivotally disposed on the shell;
- and
- an inflatable bladder that is disposed between the shell and the side bolster flap, wherein the side bolster flap pivots with respect to the shell and the seat back frame when the inflatable bladder is inflated.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.