Assembly for a vehicle seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11718213-B2
Application number	US-202217578409-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 18, 2022
Priority date	Jan 18, 2021
Publication date	Aug 8, 2023
Grant date	Aug 8, 2023

Abstract

An assembly for a vehicle seat that includes: a padding element, a support element, and a connector attached to the support element, with the support element assembled on the padding element. The assembly has an assembly member extending from a surface of the padding element, or formed by at least a portion of the support element, with the connector and the padding element each defining a first contact surface and a second contact surface, respectively, in contact with the first contact surface. The first contact surface and the second contact surface are substantially complementary, with the support element being assembled on the padding element by means of the assembly member, in an assembly direction.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An assembly for a vehicle seat, the assembly comprising:
a seat padding element,
a support element, and
a connector attached to the support element, the support element being assembled on the padding element,
wherein the assembly comprises an assembly member,
the assembly member protruding from a surface of the padding element, or being formed by at least a portion of the support element,
the assembly member and the support element each defining a first contact surface and a second contact surface, respectively, in contact with each other, the first contact surface and the second contact surface being complementary,
the support element being assembled by the assembly member to the padding element along an assembly direction,
wherein the assembly member is formed by a tenon protruding from the surface of the padding element, the tenon and the padding element being one piece, the support element being assembled to the tenon in the assembly direction, and
wherein the support element defines a groove, an inner surface of the groove defining the second contact surface.

2. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the padding element defines an abutment surface for the support element.

3. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the padding element is a backrest padding element or a sitting padding element.

4. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the padding member and the tenon are made of expanded polypropylene or rigid polyurethane.

5. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein a section of the tenon in a transverse direction perpendicular to the assembly direction is a trapezoid or half-moon section.

6. The assembly according to claim 5 , wherein a cross-section of the tenon in the transverse direction is a trapezoid cross-section, the support element comprising two retaining tabs arranged opposite each other, an inner surface of the retaining tabs at least partially forming the second contact surface.

7. A vehicle seat comprising the assembly according to claim 1 .

8. A method of assembling a vehicle seat assembly, with the assembly being according to claim 1 , the method comprising the insertion by translation in the assembly direction of the support element on the padding element via the assembly member.

9. An assembly for a vehicle seat, the assembly comprising:
a seat padding element,
a support element, and
a connector attached to the support element, the support element being assembled on the padding element,
wherein the assembly comprises an assembly member,
the assembly member protruding from a surface of the padding element, or being formed by at least a portion of the support element,
the assembly member and the support element each defining a first contact surface and a second contact surface, respectively, in contact with each other, the first contact surface and the second contact surface being complementary,
the support element being assembled by the assembly member to the padding element along an assembly direction,
wherein the assembly member is formed by a tenon protruding from the surface of the padding element, the tenon and the padding element being one piece, the support element being assembled to the tenon in the assembly direction, and
wherein a section of the tenon in a transverse direction perpendicular to the assembly direction is a trapezoid section.

10. The assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the padding element defines an abutment surface for the support element.

11. The assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the padding element is a backrest padding element or a sitting padding element.

12. The assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the padding member and the tenon are made of expanded polypropylene or rigid polyurethane.

13. The assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the support element comprises two retaining tabs arranged opposite each other, an inner surface of the retaining tabs at least partially forming the second contact surface.

14. A vehicle seat comprising the assembly according to claim 9 .

15. A method of assembling a vehicle seat assembly, with the assembly being according to claim 9 , the method comprising the insertion by translation in the assembly direction of the support element on the padding element via the assembly member.

16. An assembly for a vehicle seat, the assembly comprising:
a seat padding element,
a support element, and
a connector attached to the support element, the support element being assembled on the padding element,
wherein the assembly comprises an assembly member,
the assembly member protruding from a surface of the padding element, or being formed by at least a portion of the support element,
the assembly member and the support element each defining a first contact surface and a second contact surface, respectively, in contact with each other, the first contact surface and the second contact surface being complementary,
the support element being assembled by the assembly member to the padding element along an assembly direction,
wherein the assembly member is formed by a tenon protruding from the surface of the padding element, the tenon and the padding element being one piece, the support element being assembled to the tenon in the assembly direction, and
wherein a section of the tenon in a transverse direction perpendicular to the assembly direction is a half-moon section.

17. The assembly according to claim 16 , wherein the padding element defines an abutment surface for the support element.

18. The assembly according to claim 16 , wherein the padding element is a backrest padding element or a sitting padding element.

19. The assembly according to claim 16 , wherein the padding member and the tenon are made of expanded polypropylene or rigid polyurethane.

20. A vehicle seat comprising the assembly according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Faurecia Sieges Dautomobile

Inventors

• Cluet Mathieu
• Planson Jérôme
• Charras Fabrice
• Leguernic Vincent

Classifications

• B60N2/7094 Primary

  Upholstery springs · CPC title

• B60N2/72

  Attachment or adjustment thereof · CPC title

• B60R16/0215

  Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor · CPC title

• B60N2/7035 Primary

  Cushions · CPC title

• B60N99/00

  Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass · CPC title