Method for producing an element having a cover, and such an element

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10099583-B2
Application number	US-201515302273-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 12, 2015
Priority date	Jun 13, 2014
Publication date	Oct 16, 2018
Grant date	Oct 16, 2018

Abstract

A method produces an element ( 3 ), in particular a vehicle seat, having a seamless cover ( 2 ). The seamless cover ( 2 ) is optionally provided with a lamination ( 1 ). A molding ( 1.2 ) is applied and fastened to a surface side ( 1.1 ) of the lamination ( 1 ) facing away from the cover ( 2 ) or to a surface side ( 2.2 ) of the cover ( 2 ) that is not visible. The fastened molding ( 1.2 ) is connected to the cover ( 2 ) by bonding.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for producing a vehicle seat element provided with a cover, the method comprising the steps of:
applying a molding to a carrier;
applying and securing the carrier to a non-visible surface side facing away from a visible surface side of the cover; and
connecting the carrier to the cover by a material bond;
sewing the molding to the carrier before the carrier is connected to the cover by material bond.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a tab, pocket or loop is introduced into or applied to a lining of the cover as the molding.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cover being provided with a lining, the molding is applied and secured to a surface side of the lining that faces away from the cover.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the molding is applied to a carrier and the carrier is connected to the cover or to a lining of the cover by the material bond.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a support element, comprising a looped tape or wire, is introduced into a cavity in the molding.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one impression, piece of embroidery, screen print, inkjet print or offset print is introduced into the cover at least in the region of the molding.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a film, a foam, a nonwoven or a thermoplastic film is used as the lining.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a reinforcing element is applied to the non-visible surface side of the cover.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8 , wherein:
the molding is applied to a carrier and the carrier is connected to the cover or to a lining of the cover by the material bond; and
the carrier provided with the molding is applied to the reinforcing element with the surface side that faces away from the molding.

10. A vehicle seat element provided with a cover arranged on a lining, the element comprising:
a molding applied to a carrier, the carrier applied and secured to a non-visible surface side facing away from a visible surface side of the cover; and
a material bond connecting the carrier to the cover, wherein the molding is sewn to the carrier before the carrier is connected to the cover by the material bond.

11. The element as claimed in claim 10 , wherein a tab, pocket or loop is introduced into or applied to the lining of the cover as the molding.

12. The element as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the molding is secured to a carrier and the carrier is connected to the cover or to the lining by the material bond.

13. The element as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the carrier is formed from a cloth material, a textile, a woven fabric, a knit or a warp-knit.

14. The element as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the lining of the cover is formed from a synthetic film, a foam, a nonwoven film or a thermoplastic film.

15. The element as claimed in claim 10 , wherein a reinforcing element and/or a carrier is/are arranged between the lining of the cover and molding or between the cover and molding.

16. A method for producing a vehicle seat element, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a molding, a carrier and a cover, the cover having a visible surface which is visible when mounted on a vehicle seat, the cover having a non-visible surface diametrically opposite the visible surface;
sewing the molding to the carrier;
applying and securing the carrier to the non-visible surface of the cover by a material bond;
said sewing of the molding to the carrier being performed before the carrier is connected to the cover by the material bond.

Assignees

• Johnson Controls Gmbh

Inventors

• Schulze Uwe

Classifications

• B29C65/48

  using adhesives {, i.e. using supplementary joining material; solvent bonding} · CPC title

• B60N2/5816 Primary

  attachments thereof · CPC title

• B60N2/5825

  by hooks, staples, clips, snap fasteners or the like · CPC title

• B60N2/5875

  by adhesion, e.g. gluing · CPC title

• B60N2/5866

  by thermal welding · CPC title