IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,718,213
Granted Patent B2
US 11,718,213 · App. 17/578,409 · Granted Aug 8, 2023

Assembly for a vehicle seat

Inventors: Mathieu Cluet (Etampes, FR); Jérôme Planson (Angerville, FR); Fabrice Charras (Montrouge, FR); Vincent Leguernic (Etrechy, FR)
Assignee: Faurecia Sièges d'Automobile
B60N2/7094B60N2/72B60R16/0215
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Patent No.
US 11,718,213
App. No.
17/578,409
Granted
Aug 8, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An assembly for a vehicle seat that includes: a padding element, a support element, and a connector attached to the support element, with the support element assembled on the padding element. The assembly has an assembly member extending from a surface of the padding element, or formed by at least a portion of the support element, with the connector and the padding element each defining a first contact surface and a second contact surface, respectively, in contact with the first contact surface. The first contact surface and the second contact surface are substantially complementary, with the support element being assembled on the padding element by means of the assembly member, in an assembly direction.

Claims (47)

1. An assembly for a vehicle seat, the assembly comprising:

a seat padding element,

a support element, and

a connector attached to the support element, the support element being assembled on the padding element,

wherein the assembly comprises an assembly member,

the assembly member protruding from a surface of the padding element, or being formed by at least a portion of the support element,

the assembly member and the support element each defining a first contact surface and a second contact surface, respectively, in contact with each other, the first contact surface and the second contact surface being complementary,

the support element being assembled by the assembly member to the padding element along an assembly direction,

wherein the assembly member is formed by a tenon protruding from the surface of the padding element, the tenon and the padding element being one piece, the support element being assembled to the tenon in the assembly direction, and

wherein the support element defines a groove, an inner surface of the groove defining the second contact surface.

2. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the padding element defines an abutment surface for the support element.

3. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the padding element is a backrest padding element or a sitting padding element.

4. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the padding member and the tenon are made of expanded polypropylene or rigid polyurethane.

5. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein a section of the tenon in a transverse direction perpendicular to the assembly direction is a trapezoid or half-moon section.

6. The assembly according to claim 5 , wherein a cross-section of the tenon in the transverse direction is a trapezoid cross-section, the support element comprising two retaining tabs arranged opposite each other, an inner surface of the retaining tabs at least partially forming the second contact surface.

7. A vehicle seat comprising the assembly according to claim 1 .

8. A method of assembling a vehicle seat assembly, with the assembly being according to claim 1 , the method comprising the insertion by translation in the assembly direction of the support element on the padding element via the assembly member.

9. An assembly for a vehicle seat, the assembly comprising:

a seat padding element,

a support element, and

a connector attached to the support element, the support element being assembled on the padding element,

wherein the assembly comprises an assembly member,

the assembly member protruding from a surface of the padding element, or being formed by at least a portion of the support element,

the assembly member and the support element each defining a first contact surface and a second contact surface, respectively, in contact with each other, the first contact surface and the second contact surface being complementary,

the support element being assembled by the assembly member to the padding element along an assembly direction,

wherein the assembly member is formed by a tenon protruding from the surface of the padding element, the tenon and the padding element being one piece, the support element being assembled to the tenon in the assembly direction, and

wherein a section of the tenon in a transverse direction perpendicular to the assembly direction is a trapezoid section.

10. The assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the padding element defines an abutment surface for the support element.

11. The assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the padding element is a backrest padding element or a sitting padding element.

12. The assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the padding member and the tenon are made of expanded polypropylene or rigid polyurethane.

13. The assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the support element comprises two retaining tabs arranged opposite each other, an inner surface of the retaining tabs at least partially forming the second contact surface.

14. A vehicle seat comprising the assembly according to claim 9 .

15. A method of assembling a vehicle seat assembly, with the assembly being according to claim 9 , the method comprising the insertion by translation in the assembly direction of the support element on the padding element via the assembly member.

16. An assembly for a vehicle seat, the assembly comprising:

a seat padding element,

a support element, and

a connector attached to the support element, the support element being assembled on the padding element,

wherein the assembly comprises an assembly member,

the assembly member protruding from a surface of the padding element, or being formed by at least a portion of the support element,

the assembly member and the support element each defining a first contact surface and a second contact surface, respectively, in contact with each other, the first contact surface and the second contact surface being complementary,

the support element being assembled by the assembly member to the padding element along an assembly direction,

wherein the assembly member is formed by a tenon protruding from the surface of the padding element, the tenon and the padding element being one piece, the support element being assembled to the tenon in the assembly direction, and

wherein a section of the tenon in a transverse direction perpendicular to the assembly direction is a half-moon section.

17. The assembly according to claim 16 , wherein the padding element defines an abutment surface for the support element.

18. The assembly according to claim 16 , wherein the padding element is a backrest padding element or a sitting padding element.

19. The assembly according to claim 16 , wherein the padding member and the tenon are made of expanded polypropylene or rigid polyurethane.

20. A vehicle seat comprising the assembly according to claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 25, 2022
From: CLUET, MATHIEU; PLANSON, JÉRÔME; CHARRAS, FABRICE; LEGUERNIC, VINCENT
To: FAURECIA SIÈGES D'AUTOMOBILE
Reel/Frame 061525/0056 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR FR 21 00441 · Jan 18, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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