Granted Patent B2

US 12,269,384 · App. 17/218,663 · Granted Apr 8, 2025

Inventors: Michelle A. Pereny (Farmington Hills, MI); Joseph A. Himmel, IV (Southfield, MI); Wu Pan Zagorski (Southfield, MI); Bradley C. Duncan (Harrison Township, MI); Caleb A. Abbey (Southfield, MI); Paul S. Severinski (Brownstown, MI)

Assignee: Lear Corporation

B60N2/5891B60N2/5635B60N2/5657B60N2/5685B60N2/5833B60N2/5866B60N2/5883

Abstract

Claims (26)

1. A seat support, comprising a plurality of layers of a non-foam material mounted to a seat frame and to support an occupant upon the seat frame, wherein the plurality of layers is stacked upon each other, and each of the plurality of layers has a generally uniform thickness, and wherein a sealed ventilation port is formed through at least one of the plurality of layers and a region between a sequential pair of the plurality of layers is sealed so that ventilation is directed through one of the sequential pair of the plurality of layers.

2. The seat support of claim 1 , wherein one of the plurality of layers has a first firmness, and

wherein another of the plurality of layers has a second firmness that differs from the first firmness.

3. The seat support of claim 1 , wherein one of the plurality of layers has a first thickness, and wherein another of the plurality of layers has a second thickness that differs from the first thickness.

4. The seat support of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of zones, wherein at least two zones of the plurality of zones vary in thickness, firmness, or a quantity of stacked layers.

5. The seat support of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of zones further comprises a nose, an insert, and a pair of bolsters on opposed lateral sides of the nose, and, wherein the insert supports the occupant.

6. The seat support of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of zones further comprises an insert, a pair of bolsters on opposed lateral sides of the insert, and a pair of shoulders on opposed lateral sides of the insert to support a seat back.

7. The seat support of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of layers is formed from a monofilament textile material.

8. The seat support of claim 7 , wherein at least one of the plurality of layers is formed from a recycled material.

9. The seat support of claim 7 , wherein at least one of the plurality of layers is formed from polyester.

10. The seat support of claim 7 , further comprising one of a heater mat or a blower.

11. The seat support of claim 7 , further comprising a conductive yarn within the one of the plurality of layers of the monofilament textile material.

12. The seat support of claim 11 , further comprising a heater mat oriented between two of the plurality of layers, wherein the heater mat is in electrical communication with the conductive yarn.

13. The seat support of claim 7 , wherein each sequential pair of the plurality of layers are one of welded or sewn together.

14. A seat support assembly, comprising:

the seat support of claim 7 , wherein each of the plurality of layers is formed from the non-foam monofilament textile material mounted to a seat frame and to support an occupant upon the seat frame; and

a heater mat or a blower, wherein the non-foam monofilament textile material permits ventilation without an air distribution bag.

15. The seat support of claim 1 , further comprising an adhesive provided between each sequential pair of the plurality of layers to adhere sequential layers together, wherein the adhesive is formed from a similar recyclable material as the plurality of layers.

16. The seat support of claim 1 , wherein the uniform thickness of the plurality of layers is within a range of 6 mm to 15 mm.

17. The seat support of claim 1 , further comprising a trim cover mounted on a plurality of layers, wherein the trim cover is formed from a similar recyclable material as the plurality of layers.

18. A method for manufacturing a seat assembly, comprising:

cutting a seat support portion from a sheet of non-foam monofilament material;

installing the seat support portion upon a substrate of a non-foam material; and

installing a trim cover over the seat support portion.

19. The method of claim 18 , further comprising unrolling the sheet of non-foam monofilament material before cutting the seat support portion.

20. The method of claim 18 , wherein the seat support portion is cut from the sheet of non-foam monofilament material using one of a laser or a robotic tooling.

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