US 12,459,409 B2
Clip holding unit, molding mold and method for manufacturing seat pad
Masato Matsumoto, Aichi (JP)
Assigned to INOAC CORPORATION, Nagoya (JP)
Appl. No. 17/423,899
Filed by INOAC CORPORATION, Nagoya (JP)
PCT Filed Jan. 20, 2020, PCT No. PCT/JP2020/001640
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 19, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/153282, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 30, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 2019-008427 (JP), filed on Jan. 22, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0080866 A1, Mar. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. B60N 2/58 (2006.01); B29C 44/12 (2006.01); B29C 44/58 (2006.01); B29K 75/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/58 (2006.01); B68G 7/05 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/5891 (2013.01) [B29C 44/12 (2013.01); B29C 44/58 (2013.01); B60N 2/5825 (2013.01); B68G 7/05 (2013.01); B29K 2075/00 (2013.01); B29L 2031/58 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A clip holding unit to be used during a foam molding of a seat pad, the seat pad including a clip used for attaching a seat cover to the seat pad, the clip holding unit being provided in a lower mold of a molding mold and holding the clip during the foam molding, the clip holding unit comprising:
a locking portion to be sandwiched between a pair of locking pieces of the clip;
a base portion extending from the lower mold to the locking portion; and
an eaves portion projecting laterally from the base portion, the eaves portion projecting further in a lateral direction as it progresses upward from the base portion, covering a front end of the locking piece,
wherein a height of the locking portion from an upper surface of the base portion is higher than a height of the eaves portion from the upper surface of the base portion,
wherein the locking portion includes a recessed portion that is configured to receive the locking piece and is recessed laterally, and includes a retaining portion that retains the locking piece and bulges laterally, and a height of the recessed portion from the upper surface of the base portion is lower than a height of the eaves portion from the upper surface of the base portion, and
wherein heights from the upper surface of the base portion are in the order of the locking portion>the eaves portion>the recessed portion.