IP Library Patent Application 15944937
Patent Application
App. No. 15/944,937

COVER FOR A SEAT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COVER

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15/944,937
Abstract

A cover ( 1 ), in particular a backrest cover or a lateral cover for a vehicle seat, is molded from a covering material layer ( 2 ), in particular from a covering material blank ( 2.1 ) and from a carrier material layer ( 4 ), in particular from a carrier material blank ( 4.1 ). An adhesive non-woven ( 3 ) or an adhesive layer is disposed between the covering material blank ( 2.1 ) and the carrier material blank ( 4.1 ).

Claims (27)

1 . A vehicle seat backrest cover or vehicle seat lateral cover, comprising:

a covering material layer provided from a covering material blank;

a carrier material layer provided from a carrier material blank; and

an adhesive layer comprising an adhesive non-woven disposed between the covering material layer and the carrier material layer, wherein the covering material blank and the carrier material blank are molded together with the adhesive non-woven disposed therebetween.

2 . A vehicle seat backrest cover or vehicle seat lateral cover according to claim 1 , wherein a covering material of the covering material layer, and a carrier material of the carrier material layer are joined to one another by the adhesive layer by a pressure-forming and pressure joining method.

3 . A vehicle seat backrest cover or vehicle seat lateral cover according to claim 1 , wherein the covering material and the carrier material are joined to one another by the adhesive layer by a pressure-forming and pressure-joining method by applied high frequency energy.

4 . A vehicle seat backrest cover or vehicle seat lateral cover according to claim 1 , wherein the covering material is a vinyl material, a textile material, or a natural material.

5 . A vehicle seat backrest cover or vehicle seat lateral cover according to claim 1 , wherein the carrier material is a carrier non-woven comprising a press felt or press non-woven.

6 . A vehicle seat backrest cover or vehicle seat lateral cover according to claim 1 , wherein the adhesive non-woven is a co-polyester non-woven or a thermoplastic non-woven.

7 . A vehicle seat backrest cover or vehicle seat lateral cover according to claim 1 , wherein the cover has a thickness in a range from 3 mm to 5 mm.

8 . A vehicle seat backrest cover or vehicle seat lateral cover according to claim 1 , wherein the cover has a thickness in a range from 4.0 mm to 4.5 mm.

9 . A vehicle seat backrest cover or vehicle seat lateral cover according to claim 1 , wherein the cover has a hardness of more than 60 Shore-A in with the carrier material layer comprising a 1000 g carrier non-woven.

10 . A vehicle seat backrest cover or vehicle seat lateral cover according to claim 1 , wherein the cover has a three-dimensional shape comprising a shell shape.

11 . A method for producing a vehicle seat backrest cover or vehicle seat lateral cover comprising a covering material layer provided from a covering material blank, a carrier material layer provided from a carrier material blank and an adhesive layer comprising an adhesive non-woven disposed between the covering material layer and the carrier material layer, the method comprising the steps of:

opening a forming and joining unit comprising at least one positive mold part and one negative mold part;

positioning the carrier material blank and the covering material blank, with an adhesive non-woven or an adhesive layer disposed therebetween, on one of the mold parts in the opened forming and joining unit;

closing the forming and joining unit by moving the negative mold part in the direction of the positive mold part, or vice versa;

joining the covering material blank to the carrier material blank by means of the adhesive non-woven by welding and molding the cover by pressure forming; and

opening the forming and joining unit and removing the molded cover.

12 . A method according to claim 11 , wherein the covering material and the carrier material are joined to one another by the adhesive layer by the pressure-forming and pressure joining method by applied high frequency energy.

13 . A method according to claim 11 , wherein the covering material is a vinyl material, a textile material, or a natural material.

14 . A method according to claim 11 , wherein the carrier material is a carrier non-woven comprising a press felt or press non-woven.

15 . A method according to claim 11 , wherein the adhesive non-woven is a co-polyester non-woven or a thermoplastic non-woven.

16 . A method according to claim 11 , wherein the cover has a thickness in a range from 3 mm to 5 mm.

17 . A method according to claim 11 , wherein the cover has a thickness in a range from 4.0 mm to 4.5 mm

18 . A method according to claim 11 , wherein the cover has a hardness of more than 60 Shore-A in with the carrier material layer comprising a 1000 g carrier non-woven.

19 . A method according to claim 11 , wherein the cover has a three-dimensional shape comprising a shell shape.

Assignments (4)
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2023
From: CNI ENTERPRISES, INC.; ADIENT US LLC
To: U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 063085/0391 →
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN IP Recorded Nov 17, 2022
From: ADIENT US LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 061956/0301 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 14, 2022
From: ADIENT ENGINEERING AND IP GMBH
To: ADIENT US LLC
Reel/Frame 059086/0402 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 4, 2018
From: MONDELAERS, NIELS; SCHULZE, UWE
To: ADIENT ENGINEERING AND IP GMBH
Reel/Frame 045834/0951 →