US 12,318,969 B2
Coated forming tool
Michael W. Hobbs, Stamping Ground, KY (US); Patricia J. McClarren, Ypsilanti, MI (US); Adam Cody McGraw, Portsmouth, OH (US); Charles C. Crothers, Greenfield, OH (US); and Robert E. Carpenter, Blue Springs, MO (US)
Assigned to Adient US LLC, Plymouth, MI (US)
Filed by Adient US LLC, Plymouth, MI (US)
Filed on Jan. 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/646,878.
Prior Publication US 2023/0211527 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. B29C 33/56 (2006.01); B29C 44/02 (2006.01); B29C 44/58 (2006.01); B29K 23/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/58 (2006.01); B60N 2/58 (2006.01)
CPC B29C 33/56 (2013.01) [B29C 44/02 (2013.01); B29C 44/588 (2013.01); B60N 2/5891 (2013.01); B29K 2023/12 (2013.01); B29L 2031/58 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of producing a part of a seat system, comprising:
providing at least one forming tool having a cavity formed therein,
wherein the at least one forming tool comprises a mold assembly,
wherein at least one ventilation component is disposed in the mold assembly,
wherein the at least one forming tool includes a coating deposited over at least a portion of a surface thereof,
wherein the coating comprises at least one of a nonstick material and an ecological material,
wherein the at least one ventilation component comprises a pin,
wherein the at least one ventilation component comprises a coating deposited over at least a portion of a surface of the at least one ventilation component,
disposing a forming material into at least a portion of the cavity of the at least one forming tool; and
forming the part of the seat system by an expansion of the forming material in the at least one forming tool.