Panel assembly with molded foam backing
AssigneeMagna Seating Inc.
InventorsEric Kozlowski, Craig Prasatek, Andrew M Vivian, Rene Chauvin, Daniel Wyatt
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A seat trim cover having a 3-dimensional shape for an automotive vehicle seat is formed by pre-cutting a laminate blank into a predefined shape having a predefined selvage extending around an outer periphery of the laminate blank, vacuum forming the laminate blank in a 3-dimensional mold to form a 3-dimensional laminate blank, and forming a molded foam backing on the 3-dimensional shaped laminate blank to form the seat trim cover. The molded foam backing has an outer perimeter that is spaced apart from the predefined selvage such that the predefined selvage is free of foam.
Claims11
A seat trim cover for a vehicle seat, comprising:
- a laminate blank comprising at least a cover material and having a first surface and an opposing second surface, said laminate blank pre-cut into a predefined shape having a predefined selvage extending around an outer periphery of said laminate blank;
- wherein said laminate blank is vacuum formed into a 3-dimensional shape;
- wherein a molded foam backing is formed on said second surface of said laminate blank after said laminate blank is vacuum formed into said 3-dimensional shape, said molded foam backing being spaced apart from said predefined selvage extending around said outer periphery of said laminate blank;
- wherein said cover material comprises one or more of vinyl, fabric, and/or leather;
- wherein said predefined selvage includes a plurality of locating features configured to fixedly position at least a portion of said outer periphery of said laminate blank while said laminate blank is vacuum formed into said 3-dimensional shape;
- wherein each of said plurality of locating features is a locating hole passing through said predefined selvage of said laminate blank;
- and
- wherein said molded foam backing is formed by applying a blended polyol and an isocyanate onto said vacuum formed laminate blank such that said blended polyol and said isocyanate react and form said molded foam backing adhered to said vacuum formed laminate blank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.