Vehicle seat back rest structure

US8864239B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Johnson Controls Technology Company · US

Inventors

• Eric B. Michalak · Canton, US
• Gregg Laframboise · Windsor, CA
• Daniel J. Sakkinen · Cadillac, US
• Ornela Zekavica · Novi, US
• Antoine Kmeid · Canton, US
• Joseph F. Prosniewski · Brownstown Township, US
• Alexander I. Balin · Ann Arbor, US
• Nicholas L. Petouhoff · South Lyon, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 9, 2010
• Grant date: Oct 21, 2014
• Expiry date: Feb 20, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60N2/686
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a back rest structure for vehicle seats and a method for manufacturing the same. The back rest structure has a back panel element and a seat back frame element fixed to each other, where at least one of the back panel element or the seat back frame element is provided of a thermoplastic composite material comprising a thermoplastic compound material and a reinforcement material, wherein with respect to the thermoplastic material the reinforcement material represents 50 wt-% or more than 50 wt-%.