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Frame for vehicle seat assembly, and method of forming same

A vehicle seat and frame technology, applied in the field of tubular vehicle seat frame, can solve problems such as hindering fuel economy, increasing cost, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-09-30
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECH CO
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However, these current vehicle seat components add a great deal of mass to the seat structure and hinder improvement in fuel economy, also increase cost, etc.

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[0027] Reference is made to these drawings in general and to the figure 1 , shows a vehicle 5 according to an exemplary embodiment. Vehicle 5 includes one or more vehicle seats 10 for occupants of vehicle 5 . An exemplary embodiment of a vehicle seat structure 10 is figure 2 shown in . Although the illustrated vehicle 5 is a 4-door sedan, it should be understood that the seat 10 could be used in a minivan, sport utility vehicle, or any other vehicle that a person uses to travel or carry or deliver goods for any Applications for everything from seats and transportation to airplanes and space travel and everything in between. The illustrated vehicle seat 10 includes a seat back 12 , a seat cushion 14 , a seat base 16 , and a connecting member or recliner 18 coupled to the seat back 12 and seat base 16 . The vehicle seat 10 may also include a head restraint 20 and a base portion 22 . A head restraint 20 extends upwardly from the seat b...

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Abstract

A frame for a vehicle seat assembly includes a tubular member having a plurality of tubular segments coupled together. The tubular segments have a plurality of properties which vary from one tubular segment to another, the properties that vary include, thickness, length, shape, material type, material grade, outer diameter, and inside diameter. At least one of the properties of at least one of the segments is different from at least one of the properties of the other segments.

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[0001] This application is a divisional application of the invention patent application 200980120551.9 filed on June 3, 2009, entitled "Seat Frame - Splicing Pipe". [0002] Cross References to Related Applications [0003] This application claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 036,036, entitled "VEHICLE SEAT-TAILORED TUBES," filed Mar. 12, 2008 by Kmeid et al. rights and priorities of the Provisional Patent Application, which is incorporated herein by reference. Background technique [0004] The present disclosure relates generally to the field of vehicle seating. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to the use of tailored tubes to form light weight vehicle seating components. [0005] Currently, seat components of closed sections—such as seat back frames, lower seat structures, seat cushion frames, Integrated Structural Seat (ISS) towers, seat bases, or cushion torsion Tube, etc. - Made primarily of steel of uniform thickness and streng...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B60N2/68B60N2/28
CPCB60N2/682B60N2/2809B60N2/68B60N2/686Y10T29/49826
Inventor A·A·凯梅德O·泽卡维卡D·J·萨金南M·J·托马斯A·萨维斯基G·R·拉弗雷博伊西M·O·达格赛欧格鲁
Owner JOHNSON CONTROLS TECH CO