Structure for securing cup support element in automotive seat

A structure for securing a cup support element in a seat cushion of vehicle seat, in which said seat cushion has a foam padding provided therein and said cup support element includes a body portion and a slide support member slidably supported in said body portion, said slide support member being designed to supportively receive drinking cups and glasses, said structure comprising:

• a space defined in a predetermined region of said foam padding;
• a wire frame embedded integrally in said foam padding, said wire frame comprising:
• a wire frame assembly having a configuration that substantially constitutes a contour of said seat cushion;
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• a wire sub-assembly formed in said wire frame assembly and disposed in said foam padding at a point adjacent to said space;
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• a substantially rigid protection plate including a plurality of securing pieces projected horizontally and outwardly therefrom;
• wherein said plurality of securing pieces are securely connected with said wire sub-assembly in said space, and each has a width less than that of said protection plate so that said plurality of securing pieces will bend with respect to the protection plate given a great force against said protection plate;
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• wherein said protection plate is fixedly attached to said body portion of said cup support element so as to embracingly cover said body portion, while being supportively connected with said wire frame via said plurality of securing pieces.

A structure for securing a cup support element in a seat cushion of vehicle seat, in which said cup support element includes a body portion and a slide support member slidably supported in said body portion, said slide support member being designed to supportively receive drinking cups and glasses, comprising:

• a wire frame embedded in foam padding of said seat cushion;
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• a substantially rigid protection plate having a pair of lateral walls projecting down from said projection plate and a plurality of securing pieces projecting horizontally and outwardly from a free edge of each of said pair of lateral walls;
• wherein said plurality of securing pieces are securely connected with said wire frame, wherein each of said plurality of securing pieces has an elastic property relative to said protection plate, thereby being resiliently bendable with respect to the protection plate;
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• wherein a bottom surface of said protection plate abuts and is fixed to a top surface of said body portion of said cup support element so as to embracingly cover said body portion, while being supportively connected with said wire framework via said plurality of securing pieces.

A structure for securing a cup support element in a seat cushion of vehicle seat, in which said seat cushion has a foam padding provided therein and said cup support element includes a body portion and a slide support member slidably supported in said body portion, said slide support member being designed to supportively receive drinking cups and glasses, said structure comprising:

• a space defined in a predetermined region of said foam padding;
• a wire frame embedded integrally in said foam padding, said wire frame comprising:
• a wire frame assembly having a configuration that substantially constitutes a contour of said seat cushion;
• and
• a wire sub-assembly formed in said wire frame assembly and disposed in said foam padding at a point adjacent to said space;
• and
• a substantially rigid protection plate including a pair of lateral walls projecting down from said protective plate and a plurality of securing pieces projected horizontally and outwardly from a free edge of each of said pair of lateral walls;
• wherein said plurality of securing pieces are securely connected with said wire sub-assembly in said space, and each has a width less than that of said protection plate so that said plurality of securing pieces will bend with respect to the protection plate given a great force against said protection plate;
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• wherein a bottom surface of said protection plate abuts and is fixed to a top surface of said body portion of said cup support element so as to embracingly cover said body portion, while being supportively connected with said wire frame via said plurality of securing pieces.