Cushion element with different hardness zones for motor vehicles
AssigneeJohnson Controls Technology Company
InventorsMichael Janz, Andreas Weingaertner, Werner Klusmeier
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Abstract
A cushion element for a vehicle seat or headrest comprises a non-woven layer and a fiber composite material. An insert material is arranged between the non-woven layer and the fiber composite material, and has different compression properties than the fiber composite material. The fiber composite material forms together with the insert material and the non-woven layer a one-piece material composite.
Claims17
A cushion element comprising a non-woven layer and a fiber composite material, wherein an insert material is arranged between the non-woven layer and the fiber composite material, the insert material having different compression properties relative to the fiber composite material, and the fiber composite material forming together with the insert material and the non-woven layer a one-piece material composite, and wherein a binding agent of the fiber composite material fixes the insert material and the non-woven layer via a curing process.
A cushion element comprising a non-woven layer and a fiber composite material, wherein a first insert material having a first hardness in a first direction and a second insert material having a second hardness in a second direction are arranged between the non-woven layer and the fiber composite material, the first direction is substantially perpendicular to the second direction, the second hardness is greater than the first hardness, the first and second hardnesses are different than a third hardness of the fiber composite material, and the fiber composite material forms together with the first and second insert materials and the non-woven layer a one-piece material composite, and wherein a binding agent of the fiber composite material fixes the first and second insert materials and the non-woven layer via a curing process;
- wherein the fiber composite material comprises fibers scattered throughout the binding agent via a distribution head guided by a robot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.