IP Library Granted Patent US 10,486,564
Granted Patent B2
US 10,486,564 · App. 15/514,192 · Granted Nov 26, 2019

Seat for automobile

Inventors: Kaoru Baba (Yokohama, JP); Yoshihisa Hamano (Yokohama, JP); Yuichi Tanimoto (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: Adient Luxembourg Holding S.À.R.L.
B60N2/643B60N2/58B60N2/5883B60N2/60B60N2/609B60N2/64B60N2/686
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Patent No.
US 10,486,564
App. No.
15/514,192
Granted
Nov 26, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A seat for automobile in which a back board equipped with a base material and a cover for covering that base material is attached to a back side of a seat back, wherein the back board has a first region in which a first member of the base material is set, and a second region that is softer than the first region, and a coupling member for coupling the back board to the seat back is attached to the second region.

Claims (24)

1. A seat for automobile comprising:

a back board equipped with a base material and a cover for covering the base material attached to a back side of a seat back,

wherein the back board has a first region in which a first part of the base material is set and a second region in which a second part of the base material is set,

the second part of the base material is less pressed than the first part of the base material to be thicker and softer than the first part of the base material, and

a coupling member for coupling the back board to the seat back is attached to the second region.

2. A seat for automobile comprising:

a back board equipped with a base material and a cover for covering the base material attached to a back side of a seat back,

wherein the back board has a first region on which a first part of the base material is set and a second region in which a second part of the base material is set,

the second part of the base material is less pressed than the first part of the base material to be thicker and softer than the first part of the base material, and

a folding portion of the back board is provided at the second regions.

3. A method of manufacturing a seat for an automobile having a back board equipped with a base material and a cover for covering the base material attached to a back side of a seat back, the method comprising:

providing the back board with a first region and a second region;

combining the base material and the cover;

applying a first press on a first part of the base material in the first region;

applying a second press, weaker than the first press, on a second part of the base material in the second region; and

attaching a coupling member for coupling the back board to the seat back to the second region.

4. The method according to claim 3 , further comprising forming the second part of the base material thicker and softer than the first part of the base material.

5. A method of manufacturing a seat for an automobile having a back board equipped with a base material and a cover for covering the base material attached to a back side of a seat back, the method comprising:

providing the back board with a first region and a second region;

combining the base material and the cover;

applying a first press on a first part of the base material in the first region;

applying a second press, weaker than the first press, on a second part of the base material in the second region; and

providing a folding portion of the back board at the second region.

6. The method according to claim 5 , further comprising forming the second part of the base material thicker and softer than the first part of the base material.

Assignments (5)
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2023
From: CNI ENTERPRISES, INC.; ADIENT US LLC
To: U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 063085/0391 →
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN IP Recorded Nov 17, 2022
From: ADIENT US LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 061956/0301 →
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 May 23, 2017
From: BABA, KAORU; HAMANO, YOSHIHISA; TANIMOTO, YUICHI
To: ADIENT LUXEMBOURG HOLDING S.À.R.L
Reel/Frame 042477/0448 →
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