Assembly for a seat frame, seat frame and method for manufacturing such an assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9919629-B2
Application number	US-201414917929-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 14, 2014
Priority date	Sep 9, 2013
Publication date	Mar 20, 2018
Grant date	Mar 20, 2018

Abstract

The present invention relates to an assembly ( 21 ), particularly for a seat frame ( 7 ), comprising a structural tube ( 15 ) and at least one frame wire ( 20 ) mounted on the structural tube ( 15 ). The frame wire is mounted on the structural tube ( 15 ) by metal forming without the addition of external material. The present invention also relates to a seat frame ( 7 ), particularly for a backrest or a seat portion of a vehicle seat, comprising a left side flank ( 10 ) and/or a right side flank ( 11 ). The seat frame comprises at least one structural tube ( 15 ) mounted to the left side flank ( 10 ) and/or to the right side flank ( 11 ) by metal forming without the addition of external material.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An assembly for a seat frame, comprising a structural tube and at least one frame wire assembled on the structural tube, wherein the frame wire is assembled on the structural tube by metal forming without addition of external material,
wherein the structural tube extends along a transverse axis and the frame wire comprises a longitudinal portion extending along a longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to the transverse axis,
wherein the frame wire comprises a loop-shaped portion connected to the longitudinal portion,
wherein the loop-shaped portion comprises an inner surface substantially conforming to at least one part of a receiving surface of the structural tube, and
wherein the inner surface comprises at least one rib able to cooperate with at least one complementary groove arranged on the receiving surface of the structural tube.

2. The assembly according to claim 1 , in which the structural tube comprises at least one axial abutment, able to immobilize the frame wire in translation in relation to the structural tube.

3. The assembly according to claim 1 , in which the structural tube comprises two axial abutments disposed on both sides of the receiving surface of the structural tube.

4. A seat frame for a backrest or a seat portion of a vehicle seat, comprising a left side flank and a right side flank, wherein the frame comprises at least one structural tube mounted to the left side flank and to the right side flank by metal forming without addition of external material, wherein the frame also comprises at least one assembly according to claim 1 .

5. The seat frame according to claim 4 , in which the frame wire of the assembly is mounted to the left side flank and to the right side flank by metal forming without addition of external material.

6. The seat frame according to claim 4 , in which the frame wire of the assembly comprises a mating portion able to be connected to a headrest.

7. The seat frame according to claim 4 , in which the assembly comprises a securing plate integral with the frame wire and substantially arranged opposite of the mating portion of the frame wire in relation to the structural tube of the assembly.

8. A seat for an automobile, comprising a seat frame according to claim 4 .

9. The seat frame according to claim 4 , wherein the frame wire of the assembly comprises a mating portion able to be removably received in at least one headrest recess.

10. A seat frame for a backrest or a seat portion of a vehicle seat, comprising a left side flank and a right side flank, wherein the frame comprises at least one structural tube mounted to the left side flank and to the right side flank by metal forming without the addition of external material,
wherein the frame also comprises at least one frame wire assembled on the structural tube, wherein the frame wire is assembled on the structural tube by metal forming without addition of external material,
wherein the frame wire comprises a mating portion able to be connected to a headrest, and
wherein the mating portion of the frame wire comprises at least one notch able to ensure locking in translation, cooperating with at least one lock tab of the headrest.

11. A seat for an automobile, comprising a seat frame according to claim 10 .

12. The seat frame according to claim 10 , wherein the mating portion is able to be removably received in at least one headrest recess.

Assignees

• Faurecia Sieges Dautomobile

Inventors

• Da Costa Augusto
• CANTELEUX JOëL
• Seille Sébastien
• Ducreuzot Philippe

Classifications

• B60N2/882

  detachable · CPC title

• B60N2/812

  characterised by their locking devices · CPC title

• B60N2/1615

  Parallelogram-like structure · CPC title

• B60N2/888

  with arrangements for protecting against abnormal g-forces, e.g. by displacement of the head-rest · CPC title

• B60N2/894

  with rods solidly attached to the back-rest · CPC title