Cover for a seat and method for producing a cover
AssigneeAdient Engineering and IP GmbH
InventorsNiels MONDELAERS, Uwe SCHULZE
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Abstract
A cover (1), in particular a backrest cover or a lateral cover for a vehicle seat, is molded from a covering material layer (2), in particular from a covering material blank (2.1) and from a carrier material layer (4), in particular from a carrier material blank (4.1). An adhesive non-woven (3) or an adhesive layer is disposed between the covering material blank (2.1) and the carrier material blank (4.1).
Claims19
A vehicle seat backrest cover or vehicle seat lateral cover, comprising:
- a covering material layer provided from a covering material blank;
- a carrier material layer provided from a carrier material blank;
- and
- an adhesive layer comprising an adhesive non-woven disposed between the covering material layer and the carrier material layer, wherein the covering material blank and the carrier material blank are molded together with the adhesive non-woven disposed therebetween.
A method for producing a vehicle seat backrest cover or vehicle seat lateral cover comprising a covering material layer provided from a covering material blank, a carrier material layer provided from a carrier material blank and an adhesive layer comprising an adhesive non-woven disposed between the covering material layer and the carrier material layer, the method comprising the steps of:
- opening a forming and joining unit comprising at least one positive mold part and one negative mold part;
- positioning the carrier material blank and the covering material blank, with an adhesive non-woven or an adhesive layer disposed therebetween, on one of the mold parts in the opened forming and joining unit;
- closing the forming and joining unit by moving the negative mold part in the direction of the positive mold part, or vice versa;
- joining the covering material blank to the carrier material blank by means of the adhesive non-woven by welding and molding the cover by pressure forming;
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- opening the forming and joining unit and removing the molded cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.