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Automotive seat
Assignee: TACH-S Co Ltd 2-12 MATSUBARACHO 3-CHOME AKISHIMA-SHI TOKYO JAPAN A CORP OF JAPAN
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Filing: 1987-09-29
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Granted: 1988-11-15
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Expires: 2007-09-29
Abstract
Abstract An automobile seat comprising a main foam pad and a sub-pad made of a softer foam material relative to the foam cushion body, the sub-pad being mounted on the main foam pad. In this seat, a covering member is provided over those pads such that the section of the covering member which covers the sub-pad is fixed in a dotted manner to the section thereof which covers the main foam pad. With this arrangement, a plurality of decorative creases are created in the lateral side portions of the covering member section which covers the lateral surfaces of the sub-pad.
Inventors
- 👤 Makoto Shimada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 09:40
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/70; B60N2/7017; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S297/00; Y10S297/01; Y10S297/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
160 words
An automotive seat comprising: a main foam pad; a sub-pad fixed on said main foam pad; a cut-away recess at substantially U-shaped configuration formed along a boundary defined between said main foam pad and sub-pad; a covering member which covers both of said main foam pad and sub-pad with such an arrangement that said covering member is partly inserted into said cut-away recess, thereby defining a first covering member section which covers said sub-pad and a second covering member section which covers said main foam pad, wherein, at said cut-away recess, there are defined first and second inwardly turned portions, respectively, in said first and second covering member sections, each of said first and second inwardly turned portions extending into said cut-away recess; and said first inwardly portion being bonded by adhesive at multiple, spaced apart points to said second inwardly portion, whereby a plurality of decorative creases are created in lateral side portions of said first covering member section.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
160 words
An automotive seat comprising: a main foam pad; a sub-pad fixed on said main foam pad; a cut-away recess at substantially U-shaped configuration formed along a boundary defined between said main foam pad and sub-pad; a covering member which covers both of said main foam pad and sub-pad with such an arrangement that said covering member is partly inserted into said cut-away recess, thereby defining a first covering member section which covers said sub-pad and a second covering member section which covers said main foam pad, wherein, at said cut-away recess, there are defined first and second inwardly turned portions, respectively, in said first and second covering member sections, each of said first and second inwardly turned portions extending into said cut-away recess; and said first inwardly portion being bonded by adhesive at multiple, spaced apart points to said second inwardly portion, whereby a plurality of decorative creases are created in lateral side portions of said first covering member section.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
167 words
An automotive seat comprising: a main foam pad; a sub-pad fixed on said main foam pad; a cut-away recess at substantially U-shaped configuration formed along a boundary defined between said main foam pad and sub-pad; a covering member which covers both of said main foam pad an sub-pad with such an arrangement that said covering member is partly inserted into said cut-away recess, thereby defining a first covering member section which covers said sub-pad and a second covering member section which covers said main foam pad, wherein, at said cut-away recess, there are defined first and second inwardly turned portions, respectively, in said first and second covering member sections, each of said first and second inwardly turned portions extending into said cut-away recess; and said first inwardly portion being partly bonded by adhesive at multiple, spaced apart points to a portion of said cut-away recess disposed at said sub-pad, whereby a plurality of decorative creases are created in lateral side portions of said first covering member section.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
167 words
An automotive seat comprising: a main foam pad; a sub-pad fixed on said main foam pad; a cut-away recess at substantially U-shaped configuration formed along a boundary defined between said main foam pad and sub-pad; a covering member which covers both of said main foam pad an sub-pad with such an arrangement that said covering member is partly inserted into said cut-away recess, thereby defining a first covering member section which covers said sub-pad and a second covering member section which covers said main foam pad, wherein, at said cut-away recess, there are defined first and second inwardly turned portions, respectively, in said first and second covering member sections, each of said first and second inwardly turned portions extending into said cut-away recess; and said first inwardly portion being partly bonded by adhesive at multiple, spaced apart points to a portion of said cut-away recess disposed at said sub-pad, whereby a plurality of decorative creases are created in lateral side portions of said first covering member section.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The seat as defined in claim 1, wherein said main foam pad is supported on a frame and a spring extended on said frame.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The seat as defined in claim 1, wherein said first inwardly portion is fixed by sewing to said second inwardly portion in said dotted manner, to thereby create said plurality of decorative creases.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
The seat as defined in claim 1, wherein said first inwardly portion is fixed by high frequency wave welding to said second inwardly portion in said dotted manner, to thereby create said plurality of decorative creases.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
The seat as defined in claim 1, wherein said first inwardly portion is bonded by adhesive at multiple, spaced apart points to said second inwardly portion, to thereby create said plurality of decorative pieces.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
66 words
The seat as defined in claim 1, wherein said inwardly portion is bonded by adhesive at multiple, spaced apart points to said second inwardly portion, such that bonded portions defined thereby between said first and second inwardly portions are spaced apart from one another at a predetermined distance, so that a plurality of decorative creases are created correspondingly to said predetermined distance, along said cut-away recess.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
44 words
The seat as defined in claim 1, wherein said covering member is formed of one unitary sheet, and wherein said covering member is fixed to said sub-pad, excepting a lateral side portion of said second covering member section and said second inwardly turned portion.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
67 words
The seat as defined in claim 1, wherein said covering member is formed of one unitary sheet, wherein said first covering member section is bonded by adhesive at multiple, spaced apart points to said sub-pad, including said lateral side portion and said first inwardly turned portion, and wherein said second covering member section and said second inwardly turned portion are not fixed to said main foam pad.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
72 words
The seat as defined in claim 1, wherein said covering member is bonded by adhesive at multiple, spaced apart points to said main foam pad and sub-pad in such a manner that said first covering member section of said covering member is fixed to a top surface of said sub-pad, while said second covering member section of said covering member is fixed to a lateral side surface of said main foam pad.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
The seat as defined in claim 1, wherein said sub-pad is formed of a softer foam material with respect to said main foam pad.
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