Vehicle seat assembly having a surface texturing intrusions

• Main Authors: Ali, Asad S, Mathew, Vineetha
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 20.06.2023
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULARARTICLES; INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

In at least one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a vehicle seat assembly comprising a cushion having an "A" surface and a "B" surface, a central portion, and two bolster areas, with each bolster area being adjacent the central portion, with the cushion having a plurality of intrusions extending from the "A" surface towards the "B" surface to form a hardness gradient between at least one of the bolster areas and the central portion of between 5% to 25%, the plurality of intrusions comprising a plurality of pairs of patterns, each pair of patterns comprising a first pattern spaced apart and opposingly and inversely facing a second pattern.