IP Library Granted Patent US 12,420,460
Granted Patent B2
US 12,420,460 · App. 18/044,240 · Granted Sep 23, 2025

Foam part, in particular for a vehicle seat, method for producing a foam part, and vehicle seat

Inventor: Laurent Hugues (Soultz les Bain, FR)
Assignee: Adient US LLC
B29C44/1266B60N2/7017B29K2075/00B29K2105/0854B29K2623/12B29K2667/00B29K2995/0097B29L2031/58
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,420,460
App. No.
18/044,240
Granted
Sep 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A foam part for a vehicle seat having a textile layer and a foam body made from a polyurethane foam. The textile layer may be designed as a three-dimensionally formed non-woven layer. The non-woven layer may have a grammage of 800 to 1200 grams per square meter. A method for producing the foam part and for providing the vehicle seat having at least one foam part are described.

Claims (37)

1. A foam part for a vehicle seat, comprising:

a textile layer, and

a foam body made from polyurethane foam, wherein the textile layer

comprises a three-dimensionally shaped nonwoven layer, wherein the nonwoven layer has a grammage of from 800 to 1200 grams per square meter,

wherein the nonwoven layer is on an underside of the foam body.

2. The foam part as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the nonwoven layer has a layer thickness of from 1.3 millimeters to 3.3 millimeters.

3. The foam part as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the nonwoven layer has a layer thickness of from 2.3 millimeters to 2.5 millimeters.

4. The foam part as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the nonwoven layer has a modulus of elasticity of from 381 megapascals to 850 megapascals.

5. The foam part as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the nonwoven layer comprises polypropylene fibers.

6. The foam part as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the nonwoven layer consists exclusively of polyester fibers, or the nonwoven layer consists exclusively of polypropylene fibers.

7. The foam part as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the nonwoven layer has at least one rib configured to stiffen the nonwoven layer.

8. The foam part as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the nonwoven layer has a plurality of ribs.

9. The foam part as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the plurality of ribs are adjacent to one another and are integrated into the nonwoven layer.

10. The foam part as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the nonwoven layer comprises a first leg and a second leg, wherein the plurality of ribs is connected to both the first leg and the second leg of the nonwoven layer.

11. The foam part as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the foam body has a material thickness of from 5 millimeters to 60 millimeters.

12. A method for producing a foam part as claimed in claim 1 , having at least the following method steps:

inserting at least one three-dimensionally shaped nonwoven layer into a foaming tool,

feeding a foamable material into the foaming tool, and

removing the foam part from the foaming tool,

wherein the at least one three-dimensionally shaped nonwoven layer is formed by thermoforming.

13. The foam part as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the nonwoven layer has a tensile strength of between 8 megapascals and 20 megapascals.

14. The foam part as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the nonwoven layer is configured for attachment of (a) a plastic component, (b) a composite component, and/or (c) a metal component.

15. The foam part as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the nonwoven layer is configured to stiffen the foam part.

16. The foam part as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the nonwoven layer comprises a first nonwoven layer on an underside of a first edge region of the foam body and a second nonwoven layer on an underside of a second edge region of the foam body, wherein the first nonwoven layer comprises a first leg, a second leg and at least one rib configured to stiffen the first leg and the second leg.

17. A vehicle seat having at least one foam part, comprising:

a textile layer embodied as a three-dimensionally shaped nonwoven layer, and

wherein the nonwoven layer has a grammage of from 800 to 1200 grams per square meter, wherein the foam part is made by

thermoforming the textile layer into the three-dimensionally shaped nonwoven layer,

inserting the three-dimensionally shaped nonwoven layer into a foaming tool,

feeding foamable material into the foaming tool, and

removing the foam part from the foaming tool.

18. A foam part for a vehicle seat, comprising:

a textile layer, and

a foam body comprising polyurethane foam,

wherein the textile layer comprises at least one rib configured to stiffen the textile layer.

19. The foam part as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the textile layer comprises a first leg and a second leg, wherein the at least one rib is configured to stiffen the first leg and the second leg.

20. The foam part as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the textile layer comprises an area weight between 800 and 1200 grams per square meter.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 5, 2025
From: ADIENT US LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 073872/0954 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 7, 2023
From: HUGUES, LAURENT
To: ADIENT US LLC
Reel/Frame 062904/0581 →
Priority Claims (2)
DE 10 2020 125 382.6 · Sep 29, 2020 · national
DE 10 2021 102 229.0 · Feb 1, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230347556A1 · Nov 2, 2023
References Cited (25)
US 6672671B1 · Stoschek · 2004 [cited by examiner]
US 11702208B2 · Madrigal · 2023 [cited by examiner]
US 11926137B2 · Begg · 2024 [cited by examiner]
US 20050238842A1 · Schindzielorz · 2005 [cited by examiner]
US 20120181841A1 · Petzel · 2012 [cited by examiner]
US 20130127225A1 · Kono et al. · 2013 [cited by applicant]
US 20130300178A1 · Murata et al. · 2013 [cited by applicant]
US 20140035342A1 · Scholz · 2014 [cited by examiner]
US 20160167260A1 · Thomas · 2016 [cited by examiner]
US 20160167552A1 · Rigal · 2016 [cited by examiner]
US 20160361894A1 · Ciuperca · 2016 [cited by examiner]
US 20170028887A1 · Schulze · 2017 [cited by examiner]
US 20170232686A1 · Könczöl · 2017 [cited by examiner]
US 20180072207A1 · Mauffrey · 2018 [cited by examiner]
US 20210347132A1 · Engel · 2021 [cited by examiner]
US 20220098770A1 · Jafari · 2022 [cited by examiner]
US 20230023502A1 · Ben Lagha · 2023 [cited by examiner]
DE 102016213791A1 · 2017 [cited by applicant]
JP 2011143746A · 2011 [cited by applicant]
WO 2009036841A1 · 2009 [cited by applicant]
WO 2014106592A1 · 2014 [cited by applicant]
WO 2017191263A1 · 2017 [cited by applicant]
WO 2018229185A1 · 2018 [cited by applicant]
WO 2020030725A1 · 2020 [cited by applicant]
PCT International Search Report and Written Opinion (PCT/EP2021/076723). [cited by applicant]