Seat support element, seat and associated manufacturing method
AssigneeFAURECIA Sièges d'Automobile
InventorsAnne Sophie Cabouillet, Benoit Scheer, Anthony Maire
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Abstract
A seat support element has a body that includes at least one portion having a plurality of discrete structural elements and a plurality of connecting fibers, the discrete structural elements being joined together via the connecting fibers to form the portion of the body.
Claims20
A support element for a seat of a vehicle comprising a body, wherein the body comprises at least one portion comprising a plurality of discrete structural elements and a plurality of bonding fibers, the discrete structural elements being joined together via the bonding fibers to form the portion of the body,
- wherein the bonding fibers are directly fixed to the discrete structural elements.
A method for manufacturing a seat support element of a vehicle, the support element comprising a body, the body comprising at least one portion comprising a plurality of discrete structural elements and a plurality of bonding fibers, the method comprising:
- providing the discrete structural elements and the bonding fibers,
- mixing the discrete structural elements and the bonding fibers to form a manufacturing assembly,
- shaping the manufacturing assembly so that it takes the shape of at least a portion of the body, and
- securing the discrete structural elements to each other via the bonding fibers.
A support element for a seat of a vehicle, comprising:
- a frame,
- a body connected to the frame, and
- at least one protective layer extending between the body and the frame for protecting the body,
- wherein the body comprises at least one portion comprising a plurality of discrete structural elements and a plurality of bonding fibers, the discrete structural elements being joined together via the bonding fibers to form the portion of the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.