US 11,718,212 B2
Seat support element, seat, and associated manufacturing method
Anne Sophie Cabouillet, Boissy-le-Sec (FR); Benoit Gazaniol, Arpajon (FR); and Anthony Maire, Montbeliard (FR)
Assigned to Faurecia Sièges d'Automobile, Nanterre (FR)
Filed by Faurecia Sièges d'Automobile, Nanterre (FR)
Filed on Oct. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/515,165.
Claims priority of application No. 20 11094 (FR), filed on Oct. 29, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0134924 A1, May 5, 2022
Int. Cl. B60N 2/70 (2006.01); B29C 44/32 (2006.01); B60N 2/58 (2006.01); B29K 105/04 (2006.01); B29K 223/00 (2006.01); B29K 267/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/7017 (2013.01) [B29C 44/321 (2016.11); B60N 2/5891 (2013.01); B29K 2105/04 (2013.01); B29K 2223/06 (2013.01); B29K 2267/003 (2013.01); B29L 2031/771 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A support element for a seat of a vehicle, comprising a body and a covering covering at least a portion of the body, the covering being made of a covering material,
wherein the body comprises at least one portion comprising a plurality of discrete structural elements and a plurality of bonding fibers,
the bonding fibers comprising a central core and a sheath covering the core, the sheath being made of a material that melts when subjected to a melting temperature, and the body being overmolded onto at least a portion of the covering,
wherein the discrete structural elements are formed by a structural material made of foam and/or structural fibers and/or textile, and
wherein the structural fibers are formed by a bare core, the bare core not melting when subjected to the melting temperature.