Vehicle Seat Assembly

A foam seat assembly for use in a vehicle seat assembly having a seat component defining a support surface, said foam seat assembly comprising:

• a foam layer having an A-surface and a B-surface opposite said A-surface with said B-surface adapted to face the support surface of the seat component;
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• a formed cloth having an inner surface and an outer surface with said inner surface attached to said B-surface of said foam layer, and said formed cloth comprising a plurality of fibers shaped to define a plurality of suspension springs each having a pre-defined 3-dimensional configuration defining a cavity;
• wherein each cavity is filled with a portion of said foam layer and said foam layer penetrates said formed cloth between said inner and outer surfaces to further define said suspension springs and to maintain said pre-defined 3-dimensional configurations of said suspension springs;
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• wherein said suspension springs respond to dynamic input by partially deflecting to a deflected state and recovering to an initial state for isolating vibrations of an occupant during use of the foam seat assembly when a portion of said suspension springs engage the support surface of the seat component and move between said initial and deflected states relative to the support surface of the seat component.

A foam seat assembly for use in a vehicle seat assembly having a seat component defining a support surface, said foam seat assembly comprising:

• a foam layer having an A-surface and a B-surface opposite said A-surface with said B-surface adapted to face the support surface of the seat component;
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• a formed cloth having an inner surface and an outer surface with said inner surface attached to said B-surface of said foam layer, and said formed cloth comprising a plurality of fibers shaped to define a plurality of suspension springs each having a pre-defined 3-dimensional configuration defining a cavity with said cavity having an opening extending through said inner and outer surfaces;
• wherein each cavity is filled with a portion of said foam layer, said foam layer penetrating said formed cloth between said inner and outer surfaces to further define said suspension springs and to maintain said pre-defined 3-dimensional configurations of said suspension springs, and said foam layer extending at least into said opening of said formed cloth;
• wherein said suspension springs respond to dynamic input by partially deflecting to a deflected state and recovering to an initial state for isolating vibrations of an occupant during use of the foam seat assembly when at least one of a portion of said suspension springs and a portion of said foam layer extending into said opening engage the support surface of the seat component and move between said initial and deflected states relative to the support surface of the seat component.