Method of manufacturing a seat element by moulding a frame on upholstery, and seat element made thereby

Abstract

Abstract Process for making a seat element by means of a lining (1), comprising a covering layer of plastic material (1), a continuous sheet of metal springs (5) and an intermediary linking layer (3), said springs (5) coming out of one side of said intermediary layer (3), process according to which the following operations are carried out: the cutting out of said lining; the deposition, at a small distance from the peripheral edge (15) of the lining (1) of a plastic bead (16) having elasticity properties and adhering to the intermediary layer (3), by coating and exceeding the sheet portion of springs (5) coming out of said intermediary layer (3); the setting in place of the peripheral edge (15) in a peripheral mould (18), the sealing between the lining and the mould (18) being provided by the contact of the wall of the mould (18) to the sealing bead (16); and the casting or injection of plastic material inside the mould (18).

Inventors

• 👤 Jean-Louis Danton

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