US 12,202,392 B2
Seat element, in particular, headrest of a vehicle seat
Anthony Maire, Dorans (FR); Claude Bour, Bückeburg (DE); Anne-Sophie Cabouillet, Boissy-le-Sec (FR); and Egon Forster, Karlsruhe (DE)
Assigned to Faurecia Autositze GmbH, Hannover (DE)
Filed by Faurecia Autositze GmbH, Hannover (DE)
Filed on Oct. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/974,612.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2021 127 989.5 (DE), filed on Oct. 27, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0125737 A1, Apr. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. B60N 2/80 (2018.01); B60N 2/64 (2006.01); D04H 1/56 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/80 (2018.02) [B60N 2/646 (2013.01); D04H 1/565 (2013.01); B60N 2002/899 (2018.02); D10B 2505/12 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seat element for a vehicle seat, the seat element comprising:
at least one support bar made of metal,
a first layer provided at an exterior surface of the at least one support bar, and
a cushion made of an upholstery material attached to the at least one support bar,
wherein the first layer comprises first fibers made of a plastic material which are attached directly at the exterior surface, wherein first ends of the first fibers are attached directly to the exterior surface and second ends of the first fibers extend into the upholstery material of the cushion and
wherein the first fibers sticking out from the exterior surface and/or the first layer are thermally received or thermally cross-linked in the upholstery material.