Tailor welded seat and components
AssigneeJohnson Controls Technology Company
InventorsDaniel J. Sakkinen, Michael J. Thomas, Kurt A. Seibold, John D. Kotre, Christopher P. Kubacki, Mark A. Harris
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Abstract
A tailored vehicle seat component 12 having at least two portions with different properties that are joined together, such as by an adhesive or in a welding process (e.g., laser weld). These different properties include thickness, grades, surface finishes, coatings, and the like. The laser tailored welded vehicle seat 12 components may be incorporated into seat back frames 16, seat track assemblies 26, recliners 20, seat base frames 18, head restraints 88, cushion pans 132, and the like, to optimize manufacturing operations, mass, performance quality, and costs.
Claims5
A vehicle seat having a stamped, tailored metal side bracket member for a vehicle seat track assembly, said side bracket member comprising at least two portions:
- a first portion having at least one of a first material grade, first thickness or first material strength
- a second portion having at least one of a second material grade, second thickness or second material strength;
- wherein at least one of said first material grade, first thickness or first material strength is different from at least one of said second material grade, second thickness or second material strength;
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- said first portion and said second portion are joined along at least one respective edge of each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.