Metal structure and vehicle seat
AssigneeJohnson Controls GmbH
InventorAxel Blankart
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Abstract
A metal structure for a vehicle seat, in particular for the backrest of a motor vehicle seat, is disclosed. The structure includes a deep-drawn front shell and a deep-drawn rear shell, in addition to at least one fitting that can be fixed to the metal structure with the aid of a fixing lug, the fixing lug being located between the front shell and the rear shell. The fixing lug is connected to the front shell and rear shell, for example by laser welding, which achieves a particularly favorable input of force from the fitting to the metal structure.
Claims15
A metal structure for a backrest of a vehicle seat, comprising:
- a deep-drawn front shell;
- a deep-drawn rear shell;
- a fixing lug connected to the front shell and the rear shell, the fixing lug being a plate-shaped member having a first side surface and an opposite second side surface, the fixing lug being located between the front shell and the rear shell, wherein the first side surface is directly connected to the front shell and the second side surface is directly connected to the rear shell;
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- at least one fitting fixed to the metal structure with the aid of the fixing lug,
- wherein the front shell and the rear shell are in at least some areas separated, forming a cavity, the cavity having a constriction serving to receive the fixing lug.
The metal structure as claimed in claimed 14, wherein the first inner surface area of the front shell rests on the first inner surface area of the rear shell and is connected thereto by laser welding, and wherein the second flange of the front shell rests on the second flange of the rear shell and is connected thereto by laser welding.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.