Non-woven fiber seating padding
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsAshford A. Galbreath, Asad S. Ali, Terry O'Bannon, Gary Rock
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Abstract
A deformable structure for automotive interior components includes a substrate and a cushion element. The cushion element is disposed over the substrate. The cushion element includes a fiber pad and a fibrous cushion section, each of which has cellulosic fibers. The deformable structure also includes a cover disposed over the cushion element. The cushion element is substantially free of any resinous foams. A vehicle seat and trim laminate incorporating the deformable structure is also provided.
Claims20
A deformable structure comprising:
- a substrate;
- a fibrous cushion element disposed over the substrate, the fibrous cushion element comprising cellulosic fibers and less than 50 weight percent of a resinous foam;
- and
- a cover disposed over the cushion element.
A cushion element for automotive interior components, the cushion element comprising:
- a fiber pad comprising cellulosic fibers;
- and
- a fibrous cushion section contacting the fiber pad.
A deformable structure comprising:
- a cushion element including:
- a fibrous cushion section;
- a fibrous pad disposed over a portion of the fibrous cushion section, the fibrous pad comprising cellulosic fibers;
- and
- a cover disposed over the cushion element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.