Method for producing a backrest rear panel

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9724858-B2
Application number	US-201314382064-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 1, 2013
Priority date	Mar 2, 2012
Publication date	Aug 8, 2017
Grant date	Aug 8, 2017

Abstract

In a method for producing a backrest rear panel from at least one organic sheet, a plurality of reinforcing beads and a frame-shaped bead, which circles the reinforcing beads, are formed in at least one organic sheet. In a molding tool, a rib structure is formed in the circling frame-shaped bead on the rear of the backrest rear panel in such a manner that a rib structure closes flush with the rear of the backrest rear panel, with the result that an even surface is formed on the rear of the backrest rear panel. A bonded connection is formed between the organic sheet and rib structure with the result that a one-piece component is formed.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A backrest rear panel comprising:
at least one organosheet,
wherein the organosheet comprises a plurality of reinforcing beads and a frame-shaped bead that are shaped in a body of the at least one organosheet such that the organosheet is profiled and nonplanar along a rear side and a front side of the organosheet,
wherein the frame-shaped bead is positioned around a periphery of the plurality of reinforcing beads; and
a rib structure molded in the frame-shaped bead on the rear side of the organosheet,
wherein the rib structure terminates flush with a first portion of the rear side of the organosheet such that the first portion of the rear side of the organosheet and the rib structure together have a planar surface,
wherein the organosheet and the rib structure have an integral joint therebetween such that the organosheet and the rib structure are a single-piece component.

2. The backrest rear panel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the organosheet comprises a thermoplastic matrix and is connected to at least one portion of the rib structure made from a thermoplastic which forms the integral joint with the material of the organosheet.

3. The backrest rear panel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a cross-section of the reinforcing beads and a cross-section of the frame-shaped bead are each one of a semicircle, a partial circle, or a rectangle with rounded edges.

4. The backrest rear panel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein individual ribs are arranged in a crossed manner within the rib structure.

5. The backrest rear panel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the rib structure can be covered at least in regions or in sections with a covering element of planar or plate-shaped configuration, wherein the organosheet and the rib structure are configured to integrally attach with the cover element.

6. The backrest rear panel as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the covering element is adhesively bonded or welded to the rib structure, wherein the rib structure is arranged within the frame-shaped bead, wherein the frame-shaped bead has a closed profile with the covering element.

7. The backrest rear panel as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the covering element is formed one of from a second organosheet that is an identical material to the organosheet or from an extruded section, extruded profile, or injection molded part made from a thermoplastic with similar or comparable properties to the material of the organosheet.

8. The backrest rear panel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an injection molding die directly shapes the organosheet in order to form the reinforcing beads and the frame-shaped bead.

9. The backrest rear panel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein individual ribs of the rib structure have a branched configuration along the length of the individual ribs.

10. The backrest rear panel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the rib structure extends between a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the rib structure is attached to the frame-shaped bead and the second end of the rib structure is flush with the rear side of the organosheet.

11. The backrest rear panel as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the first end of the rib structure is positioned on a second portion of the rear side of the organosheet within the frame-shaped bead, wherein the second portion of the rear side of the organosheet is not within the planar surface of the first portion of the rear side of the organosheet and the rib structure.

Assignees

• Johnson Controls Gmbh
• Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Center Gmbh

Inventors

• Ribaric David
• Meier Bernd
• Nuyan Vedat
• Linemann Annett
• Höfer Carsten
• Coulton Jerome
• Classen Peter

Classifications

• B29L2031/771

  Seats · CPC title

• B29C45/14786 Primary

  Fibrous material or fibre containing material, e.g. fibre mats or fibre reinforced material · CPC title

• A47C7/40

  for the back · CPC title

• B60N2/686

  Panel like structures · CPC title

• B29K2301/12

  Thermoplastic materials · CPC title