Seat cushion assembly

US9340162B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

• Johnathan Andrew Line · Northville, US
• Daniel Jay Osterhoff · Northville, US
• Raghavan Narayan Setlur · Beverly Hills, US
• Robert Damerow · Garden City, US
• Majid Arefi · Beverly Hills, US
• Mandeep Singh Sidhu · Pflugerville, US
• Brandon Guinn · Bloomfield Hills, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 1, 2013
• Grant date: May 17, 2016
• Expiry date: Nov 13, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R7/043
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle seating assembly having a seat back including a polymeric body portion defining a support frame having a plurality of forwardly extending connection pins disposed about a periphery of a forward surface of the support frame. A flexible comfort carrier is disposed over a front surface of the polymeric body portion and includes a multitude of openings defining a support matrix configured to support the weight of a passenger. The body portion includes a plurality of slots configured to receive and engage the plurality of forwardly extending connection pins. A cushion layer extends over the flexible comfort carrier. A head restraint extends upwardly from the forward support frame.