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US 2022/0144153 A1Published application
Suspension fabric seat heating system
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsCraig Martin Oomen, Randy James Sayers, Samuel Smith, Manfred Mueller
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Abstract
A method for making a seat includes the step of overmolding a carrier onto a fabric seat surface. The fabric surface is formed from a woven fabric material having heating element fibers. The heating element fibers are placed in contact with a conductor. The carrier and the conductor are then positioned into a frame.
Claims22
A method for making a seat, comprising:
- overmolding a carrier onto a fabric seat surface formed from a woven fabric material having heating element fibers;
- contacting the heating element fibers with a conductor;
- and
- positioning the carrier and the conductor in a frame.
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A method for making a seat, comprising:
- cutting a woven fabric with heating element fibers having an insulative coating to define a shaped fabric;
- inserting the shaped fabric into a carrier mold;
- and
- overmolding the shaped fabric with a polymeric material;
- wherein the overmolding step bonds the polymeric material to the heating element fibers by a mechanical bonding as well as a chemical bonding,
- wherein the polymeric material and the woven fabric form a carrier, and
- wherein the carrier and the woven fabric form a carrier assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.