IP Library Granted Patent US 9,434,286
Granted Patent B2
US 9,434,286 · App. 13/574,832 · Granted Sep 6, 2016

Method for producing a hybrid cushion element, in particular a seat and backrest cushion element for use in a motor vehicle, cushion element and vehicle seat having a cushion element

Inventors: Werner Klusmeier (Lubbecke, DE); Michael Janz (Hullhorst, DE); Andreas Weingartner (Stemwede, DE)
Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
B60N2/70B29C70/088B60N2/448B60N2/4415B60N2/5642B60N2/5685B60N2/7017
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Patent No.
US 9,434,286
App. No.
13/574,832
Granted
Sep 6, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a hybrid cushion element, in particular a seat cushion element for use in a motor vehicle, to a method for producing a cushion element, and to a vehicle seat, wherein the cushion element has a non-woven fabric layer and a fiber composite material, wherein an insert material is arranged between the non-woven fabric layer and the fiber composite material. During the production in a mold, fibers for the fiber composite material wetted with a binder are applied to the insert material, wherein the insert material and the layer of fibers are then pressed to form a complex molded body, wherein the binder can be cured at a temperature less than 120° C.

Claims (17)

1. A cushion element for use in a motor vehicle, the cushion element comprising a fleece layer, an elastic fiber composite material, and an inlay material arranged between the fleece layer and the elastic fiber composite material, wherein the elastic fiber composite material comprises a polyurethane-based or chloroprene-based binder curable at a temperature less than 120° C.;

wherein the elastic fiber composite material comprises tangled fibers wetted with the polyurethane-based or chloroprene-based binder, the polyurethane-based or chloroprene-based binder is curable by removing water without vulcanization, and the tangled fibers are spaced apart from one another by removing the water.

2. The cushion element as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the polyurethane-based or chloroprene-based binder is curable at a temperature less than 100° C.

3. The cushion element as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the inlay material has a lower specific weight than the elastic fiber composite material.

4. The cushion element as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the inlay material comprises a flatly arranged polyurethane material.

5. The cushion element as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the inlay material comprises a flatly arranged perforated polyurethane material.

6. The cushion element as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the inlay material comprises an activated carbon mat.

7. The cushion element as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the inlay material comprises an inflatable air cushion.

8. The cushion element as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the inlay material comprises a heating wire.

9. The cushion element as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the polyurethane-based or chloroprene-based binder is curable at a temperature less than 5° C.

10. A vehicle seat comprising a seat part and a backrest part, wherein the seat part and/or the backrest part comprises the cushion element as claimed in claim 1 .

11. The cushion element as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the polyurethane-based or chloroprene-based binder is curable at a temperature less than 80° C.

12. The cushion element as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the polyurethane-based or chloroprene-based binder is curable at a temperature less than 60° C.

13. The cushion element as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the polyurethane-based or chloroprene-based binder is curable at a temperature less than 40° C.

14. The cushion element as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the polyurethane-based or chloroprene-based binder is curable at a temperature less than 30° C.

15. The cushion element as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the polyurethane-based or chloroprene-based binder is curable at a temperature less than 25° C.

16. The cushion element as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the polyurethane-based or chloroprene-based binder is curable at a temperature less than 15° C.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 14, 2022
From: ADIENT GLOBAL HOLDINGS LTD.
To: ADIENT US LLC
Reel/Frame 059086/0636 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 17, 2022
From: ADIENT LUXEMBOURG HOLDING S.A.R.L.
To: ADIENT GLOBAL HOLDINGS LTD.
Reel/Frame 058751/0678 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 29, 2017
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
To: ADIENT LUXEMBOURG HOLDING S.A.R.L.
Reel/Frame 044531/0375 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2013
From: KLUSMEIER, WERNER; JANZ, MICHAEL; WEINGARTNER, ANDREAS
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
Reel/Frame 030191/0385 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2010 005 994 · Jan 27, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130200661A1 · Aug 8, 2013