IP Library Granted Patent US 11,858,393
Granted Patent B2
US 11,858,393 · App. 17/297,456 · Granted Jan 2, 2024

Cushion member, cushion member manufacturing method, and passenger seat

Inventors: Taichi Itabashi (Tokyo, JP); Taisuke Yonezawa (Tokyo, JP); Yoshiyuki Takahashi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Archem Inc.
B60N2/7017B33Y80/00B60N2/7035
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Patent No.
US 11,858,393
App. No.
17/297,456
Granted
Jan 2, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cushion member 301 is a cushion member made of flexible resin or rubber and used for a passenger seat 300 , and includes a porous structural body 1 , and a top skin 330 serving as at least a surface FS on a seated person side among surfaces of the passenger seat and integrated with the porous structural body.

Claims (23)

1. A cushion member made of flexible resin or rubber and used for a passenger seat, the cushion member comprising:

a porous structural body; and

a top skin serving as at least a surface on a seated person side among surfaces of the passenger seat and integrated with the porous structural body, wherein

the porous structural body entirely includes a skeleton part,

the skeleton part includes

a plurality of bone parts, and

a plurality of connection parts connecting end parts of the plurality of bone parts,

the skeleton part includes a first cell defining part that defines a first cell hole inside,

the first cell defining part includes a plurality of first annular parts having annular shapes,

the plurality of first annular parts are coupled with each other so that first virtual surfaces defined by inner periphery side edge parts of the respective first annular parts do not intersect with each other,

the first cell hole is defined by the plurality of first annular parts and the plurality of first virtual surfaces defined by the plurality of respective first annular parts, and

each first annular part is constituted by a plurality of the bone parts and a plurality of the connection parts.

2. The cushion member according to claim 1 , wherein the top skin also serves as another surface continuous with the surface on the seated person side among the surfaces of the passenger seat.

3. The cushion member according to claim 2 , wherein the top skin has a through hole having a diameter of 0.5 to 5 mm, or

has an embossing pattern on a surface.

4. The cushion member according to claim 2 , wherein the top skin has a thickness of 0.3 to 5 mm.

5. The cushion member according to claim 1 , wherein the top skin has a through hole having a diameter of 0.5 to 5 mm, or

has an embossing pattern on a surface.

6. The cushion member according to claim 5 , wherein the top skin has a thickness of 0.3 to 5 mm.

7. The cushion member according to claim 1 , wherein the top skin has a thickness of 0.3 to 5 mm.

8. The cushion member according to claim 1 , wherein each first annular part is shared by a pair of the first cell defining parts adjacent to the first annular part.

9. A cushion member manufacturing method of manufacturing the cushion member according to claim 1 by using a 3D printer.

10. A passenger seat comprising the cushion member according to claim 1 .

Assignments (2)
ABSORPTION-TYPE COMPANY SPLIT Recorded Aug 26, 2022
From: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
To: ARCHEM INC.
Reel/Frame 061328/0297 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 27, 2021
From: ITABASHI, TAICHI; YONEZAWA, TAISUKE; TAKAHASHI, YOSHIYUKI
To: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 056365/0556 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-226823 · Dec 3, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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