US 12,325,624 B2
Seat assembly, cushion, and tool and method of forming
Curtis Hudson, Macomb, MI (US); Eric Repke, Milford, MI (US); and Lisa Swikoski, West Bloomfield, MI (US)
Assigned to Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US)
Filed by Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US)
Filed on Mar. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/178,818.
Prior Publication US 2024/0300804 A1, Sep. 12, 2024
Int. Cl. B68G 7/02 (2006.01); B68G 15/00 (2006.01); B29C 33/04 (2006.01)
CPC B68G 15/00 (2013.01) [B68G 7/02 (2013.01); B29C 33/04 (2013.01); B29C 33/046 (2013.01); B29C 33/048 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a first tool comprising a first forming surface defining a series of first apertures therethrough;
a second tool comprising a second forming surface defining a series of second apertures therethrough, the first forming surface and the second forming surface cooperating to define a cavity and shaped to form a cushion member; and
an inlet manifold fluidly connected to the cavity via at least one of the series of first apertures or the series of second apertures, wherein the inlet manifold extends along an outer perimeter wall of a chamber comprising the first tool and the second tool, and wherein the chamber comprises at least one inlet in a fluid communication with the inlet manifold, and wherein the at least one inlet comprises a deflector that is positioned to extend into the inlet manifold at a fixed angle relative to the inlet, such that the deflector is adapted to direct fluid into the chamber.