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US 11,352,086 B2Granted
Process for making seats with additional gel padding, seat obtained therewith and equipment for implementing said process
OwnerFranco Schiavon, Maurizio Schiavoninventors
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Abstract
A process is disclosed for making seats, for example bicycle seats, which include at least one shell, at least one covering sheet or covering, and at least one gel padding element, which adheres to at least one intermediate adhesion sheet made of a material having micro holes or holes or a woven fabric, which in turn adheres to a surface of the at least one covering. Equipment configured to implement such process is also disclosed.
Claims7
A process of making seats comprising a shell (S), a covering (C), and an additional gel padding element (G), comprising:
- preparing the covering (C);
- cutting to size an intermediate adhesion sheet (A) made of a material provided with micro holes or a woven fabric;
- applying said intermediate adhesion sheet (A) onto a surface (C1) of said covering (C) in a stable manner, in a position in which said additional padding element (G) must be made;
- positioning said covering (C), together with said intermediate adhesion sheet (A) applied thereon, into a first mold (M1) shaped so that it is provided with one or more concave portions (M11) for creation of said additional gel padding element (G);
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- casting a given quantity of gel onto said intermediate adhesion sheet (A), wherein the gel penetrates into said micro holes or holes present in the woven fabric of said intermediate adhesion sheet (A) so as to form said additional gel padding element (G) having a predetermined shape and size, wherein said additional gel padding element (G) remains adherent to said intermediate adhesion sheet (A).
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