US4699427A
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Vehicle seat
Assignee: Tachi S Co Ltd
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Filing: 1986-09-15
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Granted: 1987-10-13
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Expires: 2006-09-15
Abstract
Abstract A seat for use in vehicles such as automobiles, airplanes and the like is disclosed which is formed by adhesively attaching a trim cover assembly to a cushion member formed of a foam material. The trim cover assembly comprises a center portion and a side bolster portion which are formed separately from each other. The ends of the center and side bolster portions of the trim cover assembly are respectively inserted into and bonded to the cushion member, so that loads applied to the center portion of the trim cover assembly will not be transmitted to the side bolster portion of the trim cover assembly.
Inventors
- 👤 Hideo Kobayashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 07:32
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29D; B29D99/00; B29D99/0092; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/58; B60N2/5816; B60N2/5841; B60N2/5875; B60N2/70; B64; B64D; B64D11/00; B64D11/06; B64D11/0647; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S297/00; Y10S297/01
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
187 words
A vehicle seat formed by adhesively attaching a trim cover aseembly to a cushion member of a foam material, said cushion member comprising a body portion having a recessed portion in the portion thereof corresponding to a center portion, and a center portion to be fitted into said recessed portion in said body portion, wherein said trim cover assembly comprises a trim cover assembly side bolster portion to cover the surface of said cushion member except the bottom surface of said recessed portion in said cushion member, and a trim cover assembly center portion to cover said center portion of said cushion member, and wherein said trim cover assembly center portion is bonded up to the peripheral wall of said center portion of said cushion member, said trim cover assembly center portion and trim cover assembly side bolster portion being formed separately from each other, and said center portion of said cushion member to which said trim cover assembly center portion is bonded is fitted into and fixed to said body portion of said cushion member to which said trim cover assembly side bolster portion is bonded.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
187 words
A vehicle seat formed by adhesively attaching a trim cover aseembly to a cushion member of a foam material, said cushion member comprising a body portion having a recessed portion in the portion thereof corresponding to a center portion, and a center portion to be fitted into said recessed portion in said body portion, wherein said trim cover assembly comprises a trim cover assembly side bolster portion to cover the surface of said cushion member except the bottom surface of said recessed portion in said cushion member, and a trim cover assembly center portion to cover said center portion of said cushion member, and wherein said trim cover assembly center portion is bonded up to the peripheral wall of said center portion of said cushion member, said trim cover assembly center portion and trim cover assembly side bolster portion being formed separately from each other, and said center portion of said cushion member to which said trim cover assembly center portion is bonded is fitted into and fixed to said body portion of said cushion member to which said trim cover assembly side bolster portion is bonded.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
52 words
A vehicle seat as set forth in claim 1, wherein there is provided a step portion in the periphery of the bottom portion of said recessed portion in said cushion member, and said side bolster portion of said trim cover assembly is bonded up to the top surface of said step portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
50 words
A vehicle seat as set forth in claim 1, wherein there is formed a recessed groove for decoration in the periphery of said center portion of said cushion member to which said center portion of said trim cover assembly fixed to said body portion of said cushion member is bonded.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
129 words
A vehicle seat formed by adhesively attaching a trim cover assembly to a cushion member of a foam material, wherein said trim cover assembly comprises a trim cover assembly center portion and a trim cover assembly side bolster portion, and wherein there is formed a cutaway groove in the portion of the surface of said cushion member that corresponds to a boundary line between said trim cover assembly center portion and trim cover assembly side bolster portion of said trim cover assembly, and wherein further, the end of said trim cover assembly center portion of said trim cover assembly and the end of said trim cover assembly side bolster portion formed separately from said trim cover assembly center portion are respectively inserted into and bonded to said cutaway groove.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
129 words
A vehicle seat formed by adhesively attaching a trim cover assembly to a cushion member of a foam material, wherein said trim cover assembly comprises a trim cover assembly center portion and a trim cover assembly side bolster portion, and wherein there is formed a cutaway groove in the portion of the surface of said cushion member that corresponds to a boundary line between said trim cover assembly center portion and trim cover assembly side bolster portion of said trim cover assembly, and wherein further, the end of said trim cover assembly center portion of said trim cover assembly and the end of said trim cover assembly side bolster portion formed separately from said trim cover assembly center portion are respectively inserted into and bonded to said cutaway groove.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
A vehicle seat as set forth in claim 1, wherein a reinforcement member is embedded in the bottom portion of the cutaway groove in said cushion member.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
A vehicle seat as set forth in claim 1, wherein said center portion of said cushion member is formed of a foam material more flexible than that of said body portion of said cushion member.
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