# US 2018/0022257 A1 · Method for connecting components of a vehicle seat and vehicle seat > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0022257 A1 - Document ID: US20180022257A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/548,996 - Filed: 2016-02-03 - Published: 2018-01-25 - Earliest claimed: 2015-02-06 - Assignees: Adient Luxembourg Holding S.à.r.l. - Applicants: Adient Luxembourg Holding S.à.r.l. - Inventors: Andreas DANNHEISIG; Maximilian PLATVOET; Volker SCHMIDT - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180022257A1 ## CPC - B60N 2/682: {Joining means} - B60N 2/68: Seat frames - C09J 5/06: involving heating of the applied adhesive - C09J 2203/00: Applications of adhesives in processes or use of adhesives in the form of films or foils - C09J 2301/124: the adhesive layer being present on both sides of the carrier, e.g. double-sided adhesive tape - B60N: SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - C09J: ADHESIVES; NON-MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF ADHESIVE PROCESSES IN GENERAL; ADHESIVE PROCESSES NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; USE OF MATERIALS AS ADHESIVES (preparation of glue or gelatine C09H) ## Abstract A method for connecting a first component (1) of a vehicle seat to a second component (2) of the vehicle seat includes applying a first glue (3) to the first component (1). The first component (1) is at least temporarily fastened to the second component (2) by a fastener. The first glue (3) is cured by supplying heat, such that the first component (1) is permanently connected to the second component (2). The fastener is a second glue (4). A vehicle seat is also provided including a first component (1) and a second component (2). The first component (1) is connected to the second component (2) in a main connection region (5) by a first glue (3). The first component (1) is connected to the second component (2) in an auxiliary connection region (6) by a fastener comprising a second glue (4). ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for connecting a first component of a vehicle seat to a second component of the vehicle seat, the method comprising the steps of: applying a first adhesive to the first component; fixing the first component at least temporarily to the second component by a fastener; and curing the first adhesive by supplying heat, such that the first component is connected permanently to the second component, wherein the fastener is a second adhesive. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second adhesive is different from the first adhesive. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first adhesive is configured as a crash-resistant 1-component adhesive. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second adhesive is a fast-curing 2-component adhesive. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second adhesive is configured as a double-sided adhesive tape. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second adhesive is cured by supplying heat. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the second adhesive is selectively cured in such a manner that, during the curing of the second adhesive, the first adhesive is not cured or is cured only slightly. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein heat for curing the second adhesive is supplied by a heating element. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the heating element is arranged in a clamping apparatus, by way of which the first component and the second component are braced against one another. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the two components fixed to one another are introduced into a furnace. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first adhesive is arranged in a main connecting region of the first component and the second adhesive is arranged in an auxiliary connecting region of the first component, wherein the main connecting region has a greater area than the auxiliary connecting region. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the auxiliary connecting region is arranged in a marginal region of the first component, at an edge and/or corner of the first component. ### Claim 13 A vehicle seat comprising: a first component; a second component; a first adhesive; and a second adhesive, wherein the first component is connected to the second component by way of the first adhesive in a main connecting region, and wherein the first component is connected to the second component by way of a fastener in an auxiliary connecting region, wherein the a fastener is the second adhesive. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 13, wherein the second adhesive is a fast-curing 2-component adhesive. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 13, wherein the first component and the second component are configured as components of a backrest. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 13, wherein the second adhesive is configured as a double-sided adhesive tape. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 13, wherein the first component and the second component are configured as components of a seat surface of the vehicle seat.