Vehicle seat and vehicle seat molding method used for same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10351415-B2
Application number	US-201515539592-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 9, 2015
Priority date	Dec 25, 2014
Publication date	Jul 16, 2019
Grant date	Jul 16, 2019

Abstract

In order to solve the issue, during recessed-shape molding for vehicle seats, of requiring a suspension step, more work, members for suspension, and increased cost in a method using suspension, a recessed-shape molding method is provided for vehicle seats having a seat frame, a seat pad covering the seat frame, and a trim cover covering the seat pad. The seat pad has a seat pad groove. An adhesive sheet is sewn on to the rear surface of the trim cover by using outer stitching, the trim cover is put on to the seat pad, then a die is pressed on to the outer stitching from the trim cover surface, the trim cover is adhered to the seat pad groove, and a recessed shape is formed. As a result, a vehicle seat having simplified molding steps and effectively reducing costs can be provided, as well as a vehicle seat molding method used for same.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A recessed configuration molding method for a back side of a seat back including: a seat back frame; a seat back pad covering the seat back frame; and a trim cover covering the seat back pad, wherein
the seat back pad includes a seat back pad groove at an area defining a deepest portion of a recessed face produced on a back side of the seat back pad,
an adhesive sheet is sewn to an underside of the trim cover with an outer stitch,
the seat back pad is covered with the trim cover so that the adhesive sheet is aligned with the seat back pad groove and then,
the recessed configuration is formed by making the trim cover linearly adhere to the seat back pad groove by pressing a press die against the outer stitch from an outside surface of the trim cover and melting the adhesive sheet by heating a distal end of the press die or ejecting steam from the distal end thereof.

2. A vehicle seat back comprising:
a seat back frame;
a seat back pad covering the seat back frame; and
a trim cover covering the seat back pad, wherein
the seat back pad is formed with a recessed face in a back side of the seat back pad, and includes a seat back pad groove at an area defining a deepest portion of the recessed face produced on a back side of the seat back pad,
the trim cover includes an outer stitch and an underside of the trim cover corresponding to a portion of the outer stitch linearly adheres to the seat back pad groove, and
the trim cover has a recessed configuration on a back side of the vehicle seat back.

3. A vehicle seat comprising:
a seat frame;
a seat pad covering the seat frame; and
a trim cover covering the seat pad, wherein
the seat pad includes a seat pad groove,
the trim cover includes an outer stitch or a seam allowance of an edge-stitch portion,
has a recessed configuration with the outer stitch or the seam allowance of the edge-stitch portion thereof adherent to the seat pad groove, and
the recessed configuration is an armrest storage part.

4. A vehicle seat comprising:
a seat frame;
a seat pad covering the seat frame; and
a trim cover covering the seat pad, wherein
the seat pad includes a seat pad groove,
the trim cover includes an outer stitch or a seam allowance of an edge-stitch portion,
has a recessed configuration with the outer stitch or the seam allowance of the edge-stitch portion thereof adherent to the seat pad groove, and
the recessed configuration is a seatbelt buckle storage part.

5. A vehicle seat comprising:
a seat frame;
a seat pad covering the seat frame; and
a trim cover covering the seat pad, wherein
the seat pad includes a seat pad groove,
the trim cover includes an outer stitch or a seam allowance of an edge-stitch portion,
has a recessed configuration with the outer stitch or the seam allowance of the edge-stitch portion thereof adherent to the seat pad groove, and
the recessed configuration is a foot passing space on a seat side surface.

Assignees

• Tachi S Co

Inventors

• Sasaki Ayaru
• Kamata Hideki
• Ito Yasuyuki
• MIYAZAWA Ukyo

Classifications

• B60N2/5883

  by sewing, stitching or threading · CPC title

• B68G7/05

  Covering or enveloping cores of pads {(in plastics material using a matching die B29C63/025)} · CPC title

• B60N2/90

  Details or parts not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• B68G7/052 Primary

  with webs secured to the core, e.g. by stitching · CPC title

• B60R2022/1806

  for buckles · CPC title