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US 8,282,164 B2Granted
Seating durability layer electrical, mechanical and connecting system integration
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsAshford Allen Galbreath, Asad S. Ali
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Abstract
A vehicle seat assembly has a seat bottom that is adapted for attachment to a vehicle. The seat bottom has a foam layer and an expanded polymer layer that defines a first cavity. The first cavity is configured to receive an electrical component.
Claims20
A vehicle seat assembly comprising:
- a seat bottom adapted for attachment to a vehicle, the seat bottom having a foam layer;
- a first expanded polymer layer disposed adjacent the foam layer, the first expanded polymer layer defining a first cavity configured to receive an electrical component;
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- a wire assembly including a wire and an insulating material, the wire assembly being partially enveloped by the first expanded polymer layer such that a portion of the wire assembly is completely enveloped within the first expanded polymer layer and a portion of the wire assembly extends externally from the first expanded polymer layer.
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A vehicle seat component for use with a vehicle seat assembly, the vehicle seat component comprising:
- a seat bottom adapted for attachment to a vehicle;
- and
- an expanded polymer member connected to the seat bottom, the expanded polymer member defining a cavity for receiving an electrical component;
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- a second expanded polymer layer disposed adjacent the expanded polymer layer, the second expanded polymer layer defining a second cavity that aligns with the first cavity to enclose the electrical component.
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A method of manufacturing a vehicle seat assembly comprising:
- providing a seat body having a seat bottom that includes an expanded polymer layer defining a cavity for receiving an electrical component;
- providing an electrical component;
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- positioning the electrical component within the cavity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.