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US 9,168,854 B2Granted
Vehicle seat with protective cloth anchoring flaps, and method of making the same
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsGiorgio Ursino, Maurizio Atragene, Domenico Fedele
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Abstract
A vehicle seat base is provided with a foam bun that includes a protective cloth that is molded into the foam bun and attached with the seat cover material to the seat frame. A suspension mat is attached to the protective cloth below the foam bun to add support.
Claims11
A vehicle seat comprising:
- a frame;
- a seat base including a foam bun that is attached to the frame;
- a seat cover partially enclosing the foam bun;
- and
- a protective cloth embedded into the foam bun, wherein the protective cloth includes at least one cloth flap that extends outwardly from the foam bun to the frame and is secured to the frame by at least one fastener wherein the seat cover and protective cloth are placed at least partially in a face to face relationship at an outer portion of each of the seat cover and the protective cloth.
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A method of making a vehicle seat comprising:
- selecting a frame;
- selecting a seat cover;
- placing a protective cloth into a mold having a mold cavity with a plurality of flaps extending outwardly from the mold cavity;
- molding a foam bun in the mold cavity of the mold to embed the protective cloth except for the flaps into the foam bun;
- and
- assembling the seat cover to the foam bun and attaching the foam bun including the embedded protective cloth to the frame with the flaps wherein during the assembling step the seat cover and protective cloth are placed at least partially in a face to face relationship at an outer portion of each of the seat cover and the protective cloth and wherein the outer portions are attached by at least one fastener to the frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.