Seat structures and processes to create seat structures

US8814273B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Johnson Controls Technology Company · US

Inventors

• Ornela Zekavica · Novi, US
• Daniel J. Sakkinen · Cadillac, US
• Mark S. Williamson · Canton, US
• Antoine Kmeid · Canton, US
• Alexander I. Balin · Ann Arbor, US
• Piotr Roszczenko · Holland, US
• Yannis Poulos · Toledo, US
• Edward J. Lamont · Holland, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 28, 2010
• Grant date: Aug 26, 2014
• Expiry date: Dec 4, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T156/10
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A seat structure may be installed in a seat assembly. The seat structure may comprise plurality of tube members forming a substantially closed structure. Some of the tube members have a substantially uniform cross-sectional area along a substantial portion of its respective longitudinal length. At least a first set of the tube members has at least one of a different dimensional property and a different material property from a second set of the tube members such that mechanical properties of each tube member is configured for stress requirements for a respective region that the respective tube member occupies. The plurality of tube members are joined such that the plurality of tube members are in fixed positions relative to each other.