Method of manufacturing slim foam pad for vehicle seats and slim foam pad for vehicle seats manufactured using the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10377283-B2
Application number	US-201715810703-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 13, 2017
Priority date	Jun 27, 2017
Publication date	Aug 13, 2019
Grant date	Aug 13, 2019

Abstract

A method of manufacturing a slim foam pad for vehicle seats, may include injecting a first foam solution into a first mold to manufacture an upper pad; inserting the manufactured upper pad into a second mold; and injecting a second foam solution to a first surface of the upper pad inserted into the second mold to manufacture a lower pad integrally coupled to the upper pad, wherein the second foam solution is foamed in a state of being in direct contact with the first surface of the upper pad, wherein no additional border separation member is provided at a border between the upper pad and the lower pad.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of manufacturing a foam pad for vehicle seats, the method comprising:
injecting a first foam solution into a first mold to manufacture an upper pad;
inserting the manufactured upper pad into a second mold; and
injecting a second foam solution to a surface of the upper pad inserted into the second mold to manufacture a lower pad integrally coupled to the upper pad,
wherein the second foam solution is foamed in a state of being in direct contact with the surface of the upper pad, whereby no additional border separation member is provided at a border between the upper pad and the lower pad, and
wherein, when the second foam solution is injected into the second mold, a third foam solution is injected into a bolster cavity defined in the second mold to simultaneously manufacture the lower pad integrally coupled to the upper pad and a bolster integrally coupled to the lower pad by foaming.

2. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first foam solution is softer than the second foam solution and the third foam solution,
wherein the second foam solution is harder than the first foam solution,
wherein the third foam solution is harder than the second foam solution, and
wherein the upper pad, the lower pad, and the bolster have different magnitudes of hardness.

3. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first foam solution is softer than the second foam solution,
wherein the second foam solution is harder than the first foam solution,
wherein the second foam solution and the third foam solution are solutions having same ingredients, and
wherein the upper pad has a magnitude of hardness different from a magnitude of hardness of the lower pad or the bolster while the lower pad has same magnitude of hardness as the bolster.

4. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein the upper pad inserted into the second mold is fixed by vacuum suction to prevent movement of the upper pad, and
wherein the second foam solution and the third foam solution are injected into the second mold after the upper pad is fixed by vacuum suction.

5. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein a partition is provided in the bolster cavity, and
wherein the second foam solution and the third foam solution injected into the second mold are prevented from being mixed with each other by the partition.

6. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein a flange defining an external edge portion of the upper pad surrounds a protrusion formed in the second mold when the upper pad is inserted into the second mold, and
wherein the second foam solution is prevented from being introduced into a gap between the upper pad and the second mold by the flange, which surrounds the protrusion.

7. A foam pad for vehicle seats manufactured using the method according to claim 1 , the foam pad including:
the upper pad, on which an occupant is accommodated;
the lower pad integrally coupled to the upper pad to cover a bottom surface and a side surface of the upper pad, the lower pad being harder than the upper pad; and
the bolster integrally coupled to a side of the lower pad, the bolster being harder than the upper pad, wherein no additional border separation members are provided at a border between the upper pad and the lower pad or at a border between the lower pad and the bolster.

8. The foam pad according to claim 7 , wherein
the bolster is harder than the lower pad, wherein the lower pad and the bolster have different magnitudes of hardness, or
the lower pad and the bolster have same magnitude of hardness.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Kim Eun Sue
• Park Nam Kue
• Woo Gi Cheol
• Lee Hyun Jong
• Jung Dae Ig
• Park Il Hong
• Lee Sang Heon

Classifications

• B29C44/1271

  the preformed parts being partially covered · CPC title

• B29C44/12 Primary

  Incorporating or moulding on preformed parts, e.g. inserts or reinforcements · CPC title

• B60N2/62

  Thigh-rests {(B60N2/914 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B60N2/7035

  Cushions · CPC title

• B29C45/1676

  using a soft material and a rigid material, e.g. making articles with a sealing part · CPC title