US 11,958,393 B2
Seat assembly for a vehicle seat, method for assembling a seat assembly, and vehicle seat
Stephan Witte, Essen (DE)
Assigned to Adient US LLC, Plymouth, MI (US)
Appl. No. 17/420,164
Filed by Adient Engineering and IP GmbH, Burscheid (DE)
PCT Filed Jan. 14, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/050753
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 1, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/148251, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 23, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2019 100 734.8 (DE), filed on Jan. 14, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0089074 A1, Mar. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. B60N 2/72 (2006.01); B32B 5/02 (2006.01); B32B 5/18 (2006.01); B32B 5/24 (2006.01); B32B 9/02 (2006.01); B32B 9/04 (2006.01); B32B 27/06 (2006.01); B32B 27/20 (2006.01); B60N 2/58 (2006.01); B60N 2/68 (2006.01); B60N 2/70 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/72 (2013.01) [B32B 5/02 (2013.01); B32B 5/18 (2013.01); B32B 5/245 (2013.01); B32B 9/025 (2013.01); B32B 9/046 (2013.01); B32B 27/065 (2013.01); B32B 27/20 (2013.01); B60N 2/5825 (2013.01); B60N 2/686 (2013.01); B60N 2/7017 (2013.01); B32B 2262/101 (2013.01); B32B 2262/106 (2013.01); B32B 2266/025 (2013.01); B32B 2605/003 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seat assembly for a vehicle seat, comprising:
a) a structural component with a plurality of stiffening ribs,
b) an upholstery layer,
c) an insert part which is arranged between the structural component and the upholstery layer,
d) at least one component part which is fastened to the structural component,
e) at least one fastening means, wherein the at least one fastening means fastens the insert part to the structural component, and the at least one fastening means fastens the component part to the structural component,
wherein a material stiffness of the structural component is greater than a material stiffness of the insert part, wherein the material stiffness of the insert part is greater than a material stiffness of the upholstery layer.