Seat cover assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10518735-B2
Application number	US-201815878967-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 24, 2018
Priority date	Jan 24, 2018
Publication date	Dec 31, 2019
Grant date	Dec 31, 2019

Abstract

A trim cover for a seat assembly includes a front trim cover having first and second sides with first zipper portions disposed on the first and second sides. First and second intermediate strips include first and second ends. The first ends of the intermediate strips include second zipper portions that releasably couple to the first zipper portions of the front trim cover. A rigid back panel includes first and second sides that are operably coupled to the second ends of the first and second intermediate strips. The back panel is coupled to the front trim cover through the intermediate strips. The back panel is a rigid self-supporting member that is pierceable along an edge portion thereof, such that the second ends of the intermediate strips are stitched to the back panel in assembly.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A trim cover for a seat assembly, comprising:
a front trim cover having first and second sides with first zipper portions disposed thereon;
first and second intermediate strips having first and second ends, the first ends including second zipper portions releasably coupled to the first zipper portions of the front trim cover; and
a rigid back panel having first and second sides operably coupled to the second ends of the first and second intermediate strips, wherein the rigid back panel is a compression molded part, and further wherein the first and second sides of the rigid back panel are pierceable first and second sides stitched to the second ends of the first and second intermediate strips.

2. The trim cover of claim 1 , wherein the front trim cover is a soft front trim cover.

3. The trim cover of claim 1 , wherein the front trim cover includes a tear seam disposed thereon.

4. The trim cover of claim 1 , wherein the front trim cover includes a rear edge having first and second sides, wherein the first zipper portion of the first side of the front trim cover is disposed on an inner surface of the front trim cover and inset from the first side of the rear edge of the front trim cover.

5. The trim cover of claim 4 , wherein the first zipper portion of the second side of the front trim cover is disposed on the inner surface of the front trim cover inset from the second side of the rear edge.

6. The trim cover of claim 4 , wherein the first and second sides of the front trim cover conceal respective zipper assemblies defined when the first zipper portions of the front trim cover are coupled to the second zipper portions of the first and second intermediate strips.

7. A trim cover for a seat assembly, comprising:
a rigid back panel having first and second sides;
an intermediate strip having first and second ends, the first end including a zipper portion, and the second end operably coupled to the second side of the rigid back panel;
a front trim cover having a zipper portion releasably coupled to the zipper portion of the intermediate strip; and
a zipper assembly defined by the zipper portion of the intermediate strip and the zipper portion of the front trim cover, wherein the zipper assembly is concealed by a portion of the front trim cover when the zipper portion of the intermediate strip is coupled to the zipper portion of the front trim cover.

8. The trim cover of claim 7 , wherein the rigid back panel is a compression molded unitary back panel.

9. The trim cover of claim 8 , wherein the second side of the rigid back panel is stitched to the second end of the intermediate strip.

10. The trim cover of claim 9 , wherein the front trim cover is a soft front trim cover having a tear seam disposed thereon.

11. The trim cover of claim 8 , wherein the compression molded back panel includes an inset central portion.

12. A seat assembly, comprising:
a seatback frame assembly having first and second side members;
a cushion assembly operably coupled to the seatback frame assembly;
a front trim cover at least partially covering the cushion assembly and the frame assembly and having a zipper portion disposed on a first side thereof;
an intermediate strip having first and second ends, the first end including a zipper portion releasably coupled to the zipper portion of the front trim cover; and
a self-supporting back panel having an edge portion, wherein the edge portion is operably coupled to the second end of the intermediate strip, and further wherein the self-supporting back panel is a compression molded back panel, and further wherein the edge portion is a pierceable edge portion stitched to the second end of the intermediate strip.

13. The seat assembly of claim 12 , including:
an airbag coupled to the frame assembly.

14. The seat assembly of claim 13 , wherein the front trim cover is a soft front trim cover having a tear seam disposed thereon, and further wherein the tear seam is disposed over the airbag in assembly.

15. The trim cover of claim 12 , wherein the compression molded back panel includes an inset central portion.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Kondrad Marcos Silva
• Welch Ryan
• Mozurkewich Kevin
• Line Johnathan Andrew

Classifications

• B60N2002/5808

  comprising opening zones for airbags · CPC title

• B60N2/68

  Seat frames · CPC title

• B60N2/5816

  attachments thereof · CPC title

• B60R21/2165 Primary

  characterised by a tear line for defining a deployment opening · CPC title

• B60R21/207 Primary

  in vehicle seats · CPC title