SEAT ASSEMBLY HAVING IMPROVED TRIM APPEARANCE AND METHOD AND TOOL FOR MAKING THE SAME

• Main Authors: PATTERSON, LOUELLA ANN, GALBREATH, ASHFORD A, SEVERINSKI, PAUL S, CLAUSER, JAMES B, ALI, ASAD S, WELCH, THOMAS A., SR, ROCK, GARY, LYMBURNER, GREGORY ALAN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 14.11.2013
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULARARTICLES; 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

A seat assembly having improved trim appearance is provided as well as a method and mold tool for making the seat assembly. In certain embodiments, the seat assembly has at least one narrow trench having a substantially constant width of up to 5 mm, which provides for better tolerances when installing a trim cover on the cushion and provides improved appearance and comfort. In certain embodiments, the mold tool has at least one tool insert that is configured to create the at least one narrow trench with a substantially constant width in the cushion. La présente invention concerne un ensemble siège à apparence de garniture améliorée de même qu'un procédé et un outil de moule de fabrication de l'ensemble siège. Dans certains modes de réalisation, l'ensemble siège comporte au moins une tranchée étroite ayant une largeur sensiblement constante allant jusqu'à 5 mm, qui fournit de meilleures tolérances lors de l'installation d'une housse de garniture sur le coussin et qui améliore l'apparence et le confort. Dans certains modes de réalisation, l'outil de moule comporte au moins un insert d'outil qui est conçu pour créer ladite tranchée étroite avec une largeur sensiblement constante dans le coussin.