US 12,005,822 B2
Hybrid seat structure and vehicle comprising the same
Dhanendra Kumar Nagwanshi, Geleen (NL); Dinesh Munjurulimana, Geleen (NL); Curtis Steven Collar, Geleen (NL); Ersin Koyunoglu, Geleen (NL); and Steve McClintock, Geleen (NL)
Assigned to SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V., Bergen op Zoom (NL)
Appl. No. 17/625,210
Filed by SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V., Bergen op Zoom (NL)
PCT Filed Jul. 9, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/069329
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 6, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/005141, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 14, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 19185749 (EP), filed on Jul. 11, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0242289 A1, Aug. 4, 2022
Int. Cl. B60N 2/68 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/686 (2013.01) [B60N 2/682 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hybrid seating structure (10, 100), comprising:
a main structure (12, 112) formed from a thermoplastic material and injection molded as a single piece, comprising:
a frame formed by a left channel (14), right channel (16), bottom channel (18), and top channel (20);
wherein each channel (14, 16, 18, 20) is defined by an outside wall (22, 28, 34, 40), an inside wall (24, 30, 36, 42), and a connecting wall (26, 32, 38, 44) that extends between the outside wall and the inside wall, wherein the inside walls of each channel form an inner side of the frame, and the outside walls and connecting walls form an exterior side of the frame;
wherein each channel (14, 16, 18, 20) comprises a first reinforcing rib structure (46, 48, 50, 52) disposed in the channel;
wherein the outside wall (22) of the left channel (14) comprises a first reinforcement (76);
wherein the outside wall (28) of the right channel (16) comprises a second reinforcement (78); and
wherein the outside walls (28, 22) of the right and left channels have a tapered shape, with a wider first end adjacent to the outside wall (34) of the bottom channel, and a narrower second end adjacent to the outside wall (40) of the top channel.