Vehicle seat assembly
View Patent ↗A vehicle seat includes a seat frame with at least one attachment point, a foam pad overlying the seat frame with at least one attachment opening and a flexible seat trim cover. The flexible seat trim cover overlies a front surface of the foam pad. The seat trim cover has at least one attachment member extending through the attachment opening. The attachment member is secured to the attachment point of the seat frame to hold the seat trim cover against the front surface of the foam pad.
1. A vehicle seat comprising:
a seat frame that includes a backrest portion with at least one attachment point on the backrest portion of the seat frame;
a pad overlying the backrest portion of the seat frame with at least one attachment opening; and
a flexible seat trim cover overlying a front surface of the pad, the pad and seat trim cover being shaped to form a concave headrest recess dimensioned to receive a portion of a moveable headrest, the attachment opening being located within the headrest recess, the seat trim cover having at least one attachment member extending through the attachment opening that is secured to the attachment point of the seat frame to hold the seat trim cover against the front surface of the pad and the surface of the headrest recess, the attachment member and the attachment point being located in the area of the headrest recess and concealed within the vehicle seat with the vehicle seat fully assembled, the seat trim cover further including at least one aperture dimensioned to receive a headrest supporting member of the movable headrest, the at least one aperture being spaced apart from the attachment opening.
2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein
the seat trim cover is made of at least two upholstery panels with the attachment member being located at a seam that connects the two upholstery panels of the seat trim cover.
3. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein
the attachment member includes a flexible member attached to the seat trim cover and a fastener attached to the flexible member, with the fastener secured to the attachment point of the seat frame.
4. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein
the headrest recess is defined by a bottom wall, a rear wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall to form a bottom corner therebetween, and a pair of side walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall to form a pair of side corners therebetween and forwardly from the rear wall to form a pair of upright corners therebetween.
5. The vehicle seat according to claim 4 , wherein
the attachment opening is located along at least one of the bottom corner, the side corners and the rear upright corners.
6. The vehicle seat according to claim 5 , wherein
the attachment member includes a flexible member attached to the seat trim cover and a first fastener attached to the flexible member, with the fastener secured to the attachment point of the seat frame.
7. The vehicle seat according to claim 6 , wherein
the seat trim cover is made of at least two upholstery panels that are connected to form a seam overlying a portion of the headrest recess, with the flexible member being located at the seam.
8. The vehicle seat according to claim 4 , wherein
the at least one aperture is located in the bottom wall of the headrest recess.
9. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein
the pad has a first contoured portion and a second contoured portion that overlie the backrest portion and that meet to form a recessed joint therebetween, and the attachment opening is located along the recessed joint.
10. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein
the headrest recess includes a generally horizontal bottom surface and a recessed surface that is angularly offset from the bottom surface by an obtuse angle, the bottom surface and a seatback surface of the vehicle seat being angularly offset from one another by an obtuse angle.
11. The vehicle seat according to claim 10 , wherein
the attachment opening of the pad is located at an intersection of the recessed surface and the bottom surface of the headrest recess, and
the attachment member extends from a seam formed in the seat trim cover, the seam being positioned proximate the intersection of the recessed surface and the bottom surface of the headrest recess and the attachment opening.
12. The vehicle seat according to claim 11 , wherein
the attachment member and the seam are disposed within the attachment opening at a level below the bottom surface.
13. The vehicle seat according to claim 12 , wherein
the attachment member and the seam are concealed within the attachment opening.
14. The vehicle seat according to claim 11 , wherein
the attachment member and the seam are concealed within the attachment opening.
15. The vehicle seat according to claim 10 , wherein
the at least one aperture is located in the bottom surface of the headrest recess.
16. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein
the seat trim cover includes a seatback surface and a concealed surface with the vehicle seat fully assembled, the attachment member being fixedly attached to the concealed surface of the seat trim cover.
17. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein
the attachment point of the seat frame is located on a structural element of the seat frame and the structural element at the attachment point has a circular shape when viewed in cross-section.
18. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein
the pad comprises a foam pad.
19. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein
the at least one aperture is located within the headrest recess.