IP Library Granted Patent US 7,823,980
Granted Patent B2
US 7,823,980 · App. 12/243,266 · Granted Nov 2, 2010

Pieces for skin members of vehicular seats and methods of manufacturing the same

Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,823,980
App. No.
12/243,266
Granted
Nov 2, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A piece for a skin member of a vehicular seat has a base member and a leather laminated to the base member. The base member has a cushion having elastic properties and a base cloth adhered to the cushion. The base member and the leather include an adhering portion bonded by an adhering agent, a sewing portion formed by being sewn at outer peripheral portions of the base member and the leather, and a nonbonding portion in which the base member and the leather are not bonded between the adhering portion and the sewing portion.

Claims (22)

1. A skin member including a plurality of skin member pieces for covering an outer surface of a vehicular seat, at least one of the skin member pieces comprising:

a base member including a cushion having elastic properties and a base cloth adhered to the cushion, the cushion and the base cloth being bonded by a first adhering agent over an entire face thereof; and

a leather laminated to the base member,

wherein the base member and the leather include an adhering portion, a sewing portion, and a nonbonding portion,

wherein the adhering portion bonds the base member and the leather with a second adhering agent at a first portion of the at least one skin member piece, the first portion extending across an entire area in a width direction of the at least one skin member piece,

wherein the sewing portion bonds the base member and the leather along outer peripheral portions of a second portion of the at least one skin member piece,

wherein the nonbonding portion is provided between the first portion and the second portion of the at least one skin member piece and separates the adhering portion from the sewing portion, and

wherein the base member and the leather are not bonded between the adhering portion and the sewing portion.

2. A vehicular seat comprising:

a lower seat member;

an upper seat member; and

a skin member including a plurality of skin member pieces for covering an outer surface of the vehicular seat, at least one of the skin member pieces having:

a base member including a cushion having elastic properties and a base cloth adhered to the cushion, the cushion and the base cloth being bonded by a first adhering agent over an entire face thereof, and

a leather laminated to the base member,

wherein the base member and the leather include an adhering portion, a sewing portion, and a nonbonding portion,

wherein the adhering portion bonds the base member and the leather with a second adhering agent at a first portion of the at least one skin member piece, the first portion extending across an entire area in a width direction of the at least one skin member piece,

wherein the sewing portion bonds the base member and the leather along outer peripheral portions of a second portion of the at least one skin member piece,

wherein the nonbonding portion is provided between the first portion and the second portion of the at least one skin member piece and separates the adhering portion from the sewing portion, and

wherein the base member and the leather are not bonded between the adhering portion and the sewing portion.

3. The vehicular seat as in claim 2 , wherein the adhering portion is arranged on one side portion of the lower seat member, and the one side portion of the lower seat member is connected with the upper seat member.

4. The vehicular seat as in claim 2 , wherein the adhering portion is arranged on one side portion of the upper seat member, and the one side portion of the upper seat member is connected with the lower seat member.

5. The vehicular seat as in claim 2 , wherein the sewing portion is arranged at an outer surface of a recess portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 1, 2008
From: NIWA, YOSHITAKA; YASUKAWA, SOJI
To: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2007-317031 · Dec 7, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20090146483A1 · Jun 11, 2009