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US 2022/0034006 A1Published application
System and method of manufacturing suspension member
AssigneeHerman Miller, Inc.
InventorEthan McGraw
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a suspension member including providing a first set of yarns and a second set of yarns, combining the first set of yarns and the second set of yarns to form the suspension member, and at least partially bonding a portion of the first set of yarns and the second set of yarns together by heating the suspension member to form a first zone of the suspension member having a first tension.
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A method of manufacturing a suspension member, the method comprising:
- providing a first set of yarns and a second set of yarns;
- combining the first set of yarns and the second set of yarns to form the suspension member;
- and
- at least partially bonding a portion of the first set of yarns and the second set of yarns together by heating the suspension member to form a first zone of the suspension member having a first tension.
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A bonding unit for manufacturing a suspension member, the bonding unit comprising:
- at least one heating element configured to heat at least a portion of the suspension member;
- a feed roller positioned upstream of the at least one heating element proximate an entrance of the bonding unit, the feed roller configured to move the suspension member through the bonding unit;
- a take-up roller positioned downstream of the at least one heating element proximate an exit of the bonding unit, the take-up roller configured to move the suspension member through the bonding unit;
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- a controller configured to adjust the intensity of heat emitted to the suspension member from the at least one heating element.
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A suspension member comprising:
- a first plurality of yarns forming a first zone having a first tension;
- and
- a second plurality of yarns forming a second zone having a second tension that is different from the first tension,
- wherein at least some of the first plurality of yarns in the first zone are fused together.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.