Method of manufacture of seat pad
A three-dimensional mesh-like body is disposed on a molding face of a lower mold onto which a liquid raw material of flexible foam is poured. An upper mold is laid over the lower mold to form a cavity, a projection projected on the upper mold toward the cavity is contacted with the three-dimensional mesh-like body, and the three-dimensional mesh-like body is fixed. The three-dimensional mesh-like body is attached and fixed to a front surface of a pad main body, so that the three-dimensional mesh-like body can be prevented from being displaced with respect to the pad main body. Moreover, the position of the three-dimensional mesh-like body can be prevented from being displaced in the process of foaming the liquid raw material because of the projection, and a vent hole can be formed on the pad main body. As a result, a sweaty feeling can be suppressed.
1. A method of manufacture of a seat pad comprising the steps of:
disposing a mesh body wherein a three-dimensional mesh body formed of a plurality of three-dimensionally entangled fibers is disposed on a molding face of a lower mold onto which a liquid raw material of foam made of a synthetic resin is poured;
forming a cavity wherein while the cavity is formed as an upper mold is laid over the lower mold on which the three-dimensional mesh body is disposed in the step of disposing the mesh body, a contact face of a projection projected on the upper mold toward the cavity is contacted with a back surface of the three-dimensional mesh body, and the three-dimensional mesh body is fixed in the cavity; and
molding wherein the liquid raw material is foamed in the cavity formed in the step of forming the cavity to mold a pad main body formed of the foam and the three-dimensional mesh body is attached and fixed to a front surface of the pad main body;
wherein the lower mold includes a tubular partitioning wall erected on the molding face and having an opened top end;
wherein in the step of disposing the mesh body, the three-dimensional mesh body is inserted into an inside of the partitioning wall and the three-dimensional mesh body is disposed on the molding face;
wherein the partitioning wall includes a notch portion notched from the top end toward the molding face along a height direction; and
wherein the notch has a lower end thereof formed in an arc shape.
2. The method of manufacture of a seat pad according to claim 1 ,
wherein the back surface of the three-dimensional mesh body is set greater than the contact face of the projection contacting the back surface of the three-dimensional mesh body.
3. The method of manufacture of a seat pad according to claim 2 ,
wherein the partitioning wall has a height from the molding face to a top end of the partitioning wall set smaller than a height from a front surface to the back surface of the three-dimensional mesh body inserted into the inside of the partitioning wall.