Automotive seat and method of forming same

Claim 2

An automotive seat comprising: a foam main pad which is so foamed in a mold that a central portion of its upper surface is recessed; a sub pad bonded to said main pad such that said sub pad conforms in shape to said upper surface of said main pad, wherein said sub pad is also bonded to a covering member; and a decorative recessed groove provided between said main pad and said sub pad such that it is defined laterally of said main and sub pads; wherein said sub pad is formed into an uneven shape, so that the size of said sub pad is conformed to that of said main pad, the free end part of said covering member being inserted into a boundary between said sub pad and said main pad.

Claim 3

The automotive seat according to claim 1, wherein said sub pad is formed of a flat-plate-like foam slab material.

Claim 6

The method according to claim 3, wherein said press working device includes an upper die formed in a shape conforming to said upper surface of said main pad and a lower die formed in conformity with the shape of said upper die, and wherein the method includes the steps of: applying a pressure, by means of said upper and lower die, to both said sub pad and covering member and at the same time bonding said sub pad and covering member together by means of an adhesive; thereafter, removing said upper die from said sub pad and covering member, and placing said main pad upon said sub pad such that said upper surface of said main pad is superposed on said non-bonded surface of said sub pad; and applying a pressure, by means of an upper die having a plane pressure surface, to said main pad so as to bond said main pad integrally to said sub pad by means of an adhesive.

Claim 7

The method according to claim 3, wherein said sub pad is formed of a flat-plate-like slab material, prior to being pressed by said press working device.

Claim 8

The method according to claim 3, wherein it further comprises the step of mounting on a frame said main pad which has been bonded to said sub pad with said covering member bonded thereto.

Claim 9

The method according to claim 3, wherein it further comprises the steps of: forming said main and sub pads so as to create a recessed groove along a boundary between said two pads when they are bonded together; and inserting and bonding a part of said covering member into said recessed groove, whereby a decorative deep groove is formed in said seat.

Claim 10

An automotive seat comprising: a foam main pad having an upper surface which is recessed in a central portion thereof and raised at side portions thereof; a sub pad/covering member subassembly extending across the entire upper surface of said foam main pad and being laminated thereto, said subassembly comprising a covering member and a generally planar sub pad reshaped to conform in shape to said upper surface of said main pad, said covering member being laminated to said reshaped sub pad along an upper surface thereof during reshaping thereof; and a decorative recessed groove provided along a boundary between said main pad and said sub pad such that it is defined laterally of said main pad and said sub pad, a portion of said covering member being inserted into said recessed groove.

Claim 11

An automotive seat comprising: a foam main pad having an upper surface which is recessed in a central portion thereof and raised at side portions thereof; a sub pad/covering member subassembly extending across the entire upper surface of said foam main pad and being laminated thereto, said subassembly comprising a covering member and a generally planar sub pad reshaped to conform in shape to said upper surface of said main pad, said covering member being laminated to said reshaped sub pad along an upper surface thereof during reshaping thereof; and a decorative recessed groove provided along a boundary between said main pad and said sub pad such that it is defined laterally of said main pad and said sub pad, a portion of said covering member being inserted into said recessed groove.