Tool for manufacturing a cushion in the thermoforming process
AssigneesBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Indorama Ventures Mobility Obernburg GmbH
InventorsFrank LEYMANN, Michael NEIDHÖFER, Anna GOLDHOFER, Ralph KUSCHMANN
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Abstract
A tool for manufacturing a cushion for a vehicle seat in a thermoforming process. The tool is suitably designed to form a three-dimensional network structure made of fibrous material into the cushion. Further, a method for manufacturing the cushion using the tool and the cushion itself.
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Tool for manufacturing a cushion for a vehicle seat for persons in a thermoforming process, with an integrated heating system and at least one heating channel, where the temperature of the tool is adjustable via a measuring device, and with at least one molding element, by which a three-dimensional network structure of fibrous material placed in the tool can be reshaped and/or compacted to form the cushion.
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