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US 11,890,977 B2Granted
Plenum insert for seat and method of its fabrication
AssigneeIGB Automotive Ltd.
InventorGoran Bajic
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Abstract
A method of fabricating a plenum insert for a vehicle seat includes the steps of providing an outer material layer having an edge, providing an inner spacer layer, placing the inner spacer layer material on the outer material layer, folding the outer material layer over the inner spacer layer such that the edge overlaps itself, and sealing the overlapping edge of the outer material layer to contain the spacer layer.
Claims21
A method of fabricating a seating comfort system plenum insert for insertion into a vehicle seat, the method comprising:
- providing an outer material layer of a non-permeable single or multi-layer film having an edge;
- providing an air-permeable inner spacer layer;
- placing the air-permeable inner spacer layer on the outer material layer;
- folding the outer material layer over the air-permeable inner spacer layer such that the edge of the outer material layer overlaps itself and comprises an overlapping edge;
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- sealing the overlapping edge of the outer material layer around to air-permeable inner spacer layer and forming a folded over sealed insert having a sealed edge that is sealed about an entirety of a periphery of the folded over sealed insert.
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