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US 10,946,778 B2Granted
Seat cushion assembly with pocket
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsThomas Frank, Marc Herrmann, Ulrich Schneider, Otakar Pok, Stefan Gottauf
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Abstract
A seat assembly is provided with a foam cushion and a fabric portion connected to a B-surface opposite a seat surface of the foam cushion. At least one pocket cavity is defined between the fabric portion and the foam cushion. A pneumatic support assembly is contained in the at least one pocket cavity.
Claims19
A seat assembly comprising:
- a foam cushion having a seat support surface;
- a fabric portion connected to a B-surface opposite the seat support surface of the foam cushion, wherein the fabric portion comprises:
- a first layer of fabric attached to the B-surface of the foam cushion;
- and
- a second layer of fabric joined to the first layer of fabric, wherein at least one pocket cavity is formed between the first and second layers of fabric and an access opening is defined between the first and second layers to access the at least one pocket cavity;
- and
- a pneumatic support assembly positioned in the at least one pocket cavity via the access opening.
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A seat assembly comprising:
- a foam cushion having a seat support surface;
- a fabric portion co-molded to a B-surface opposite the seat support surface of the foam cushion, the fabric portion having a first and second fabric layers, wherein at least one of the first and second fabric layers is co-molded to the B-surface,
- wherein at least one pocket cavity is formed between the first and second layers of fabric and an access is defined between the first and second layers to access the at least one pocket cavity;
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- at least one inflatable bladder positioned in the pocket cavity via the access opening.
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A seat assembly comprising:
- a foam cushion having a seat support surface;
- a fabric portion co-molded to a B-surface opposite the seat support surface of the foam cushion to form at least one pocket cavity and having an access opening to access the at least one pocket cavity after the fabric portion is co-molded to the foam cushion, wherein the fabric portion comprises a first fabric layer and a second fabric layer, wherein the pocket cavity is formed between the first and second layers of fabric;
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- a pneumatic support assembly comprising at least one inflatable bladder positioned in the pocket cavity via the access opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.