Vehicle seating system and method for manufacturing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10137810-B2
Application number	US-201615076922-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 22, 2016
Priority date	Mar 22, 2016
Publication date	Nov 27, 2018
Grant date	Nov 27, 2018

Abstract

A seating system for a vehicle has a positioning insert configured for attachment at a predetermined location to a portion of a seat cushion arrangement forming a part of the seating system such that the positioning insert facilitates positioning a seated occupant at a desired fore-aft position. The positioning insert may include a first side having a generally arcuate portion configured to be oriented toward a seated occupant and to receive a seated occupant's buttocks to facilitate positioning of the seated occupant at the desired fore-aft position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A seating system for a vehicle, comprising:
a seat cushion arrangement including a seat cushion having a seating surface; and
a positioning insert disposed below the seating surface of the seat cushion and having a first side oriented generally upward toward the seating surface of the seat cushion, and a second side oriented generally downward away from the seating surface of the seat cushion and including a plurality of first attachment features attached to a portion of the seat cushion arrangement, the first side including a back portion, a front portion, and a middle portion disposed between the front portion and the back portion, the middle portion being positioned lower than the front portion and the back portion such that the back portion inhibits rearward movement of a seated occupant beyond the back portion, and the front portion inhibits forward movement of a seated occupant, the positioning insert being located in the seat cushion such that it facilitates positioning of a seated occupant at a desired fore-aft position, and
wherein the seat cushion arrangement further includes a wireframe disposed below the seating surface and having a plurality of wireframe elements, the first attachment features being attached to at least one of the wireframe elements oriented in a first direction.

2. The seating system of claim 1 , wherein the first side of the positioning insert defines a generally arcuate surface to position a seated occupant to provide a desired back angle for a seated occupant.

3. The seating system of claim 1 , wherein the seat cushion arrangement further includes a seat belt arrangement, and the first side of the positioning insert further includes a lateral portion disposed below the back portion and configured to accommodate a portion of the seat belt arrangement.

4. The seating system of claim 1 , wherein the positioning insert further includes at least one second attachment feature attached to a respective wireframe element oriented in a second direction that is different from the first direction.

5. The seating system of claim 4 , wherein the first and second directions are substantially perpendicular to each other.

6. The seating system of claim 4 , wherein the first and second attachment features are connectable to the wireframe by utilizing only a vertically downward movement of the positioning insert relative to the wireframe.

7. A seating system for a vehicle, comprising:
a positioning insert configured for attachment at a predetermined location to a portion of a seat cushion arrangement forming a part of the seating system such that the positioning insert facilitates positioning a seated occupant at a desired fore-aft position, the positioning insert including a first side having a generally arcuate portion configured to be oriented toward a seated occupant and to receive a seated occupant's buttocks to facilitate positioning of a seated occupant at the desired fore-aft position, and a second side disposed opposite the first side and including at least one first attachment feature to facilitate the attachment of the positioning insert to the seat cushion arrangement, and
wherein the at least one first attachment feature is configured to receive at least one respective wireframe element of a wireframe forming a part of the seat cushion arrangement.

8. The seating system of claim 7 , wherein the generally arcuate portion is configured to be curved upward toward a front of the seat cushion arrangement when it is attached to the seat cushion arrangement such that it inhibits forward movement of a seated occupant, and is further configured to be curved upward toward a rear of the seat cushion arrangement when it is attached to the seat cushion arrangement such that it inhibits rearward movement of a seated occupant.

9. The seating system of claim 7 , wherein the positioning insert is configured to be attached proximate a center portion of the seat cushion arrangement between a passenger-side seat and a driver-side seat.

10. The seating system of claim 9 , wherein the first side of the positioning insert further includes a lateral portion configured to accommodate a portion of a center-seat seat belt arrangement forming a part of the seat cushion arrangement when the positioning insert is attached to the seat cushion arrangement.

11. The seating system of claim 7 , wherein the positioning insert further includes at least one second attachment feature to further facilitate the attachment of the positioning insert to the seat cushion arrangement.

12. The seating system of claim 11 , wherein the at least one first attachment feature is configured to receive a respective wireframe element oriented in a first direction, and the at least one second attachment feature is configured to receive at least one respective wireframe element of the wireframe that is oriented in a second direction different from the first direction.

13. The seating system of claim 12 , wherein the first and second attachment features are connectable to the wireframe by utilizing only a vertically downward movement of the positioning insert relative to the wireframe.

14. A seating system for a vehicle, comprising:
a positioning insert configured for attachment at a predetermined location to a portion of a seat cushion arrangement forming a part of the seating system such that the positioning insert facilitates positioning a seated occupant at a desired fore-aft position, the positioning insert including:
a first side having a generally arcuate portion configured to be oriented toward a seated occupant and to receive a seated occupant's buttocks to facilitate positioning of a seated occupant at the desired fore-aft position,
a second side disposed opposite the first side and including at least one first attachment feature to facilitate the attachment of the positioning insert to the seat cushion arrangement, and
a lateral portion configured to accommodate a portion of a seat belt arrangement forming a part of the seat cushion arrangement when the positioning insert is attached to the seat cushion arrangement.

15. The seating system of claim 14 , wherein the first side of the positioning insert defines a generally arcuate surface to position a seated occupant to provide a desired back angle for a seated occupant.

16. The seating system of claim 14 , wherein the at least one first attachment feature is configured to receive at least one respective wireframe element of a wireframe forming a part of the seat cushion arrangement.

17. The seating system of claim 14 , wherein the positioning insert is configured to be attached proximate a center portion of the seat cushion arrangement between a passenger-side seat and a driver-side seat.

Assignees

• Lear Corp

Inventors

• Edwards Chris J
• Cooper Steven J
• Lloyd Raymond Arthur

Classifications

• B60N2/70

  Upholstery springs {; Upholstery} · CPC title

• B60N2/646 Primary

  shape of the cushion · CPC title

• B60N2/7094

  Upholstery springs · CPC title

• B60N2/686

  Panel like structures · CPC title