Profile for Fastening a Cover on a Vehicular Seat Headrest

• US 20080203791A1
• Filed: 05/20/2006
• Published: 08/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adient US, LLC (Adient plc)
• Original Assignee: Johnson Controls GmbH (Adient plc)
• Inventors: Schulze, Uwe, Hennig, Lars, Posnien, Axel
• Granted Patent: US 8,388,062 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 297/220
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/386 Detachable covers for headrests
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/5883 by sewing, stitching or threading
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/47 Strap-end-attaching devices

Abstract

A profile (9) which can be connected to a cover (4) serves to fasten the cover (4) on a supporting body (2). According to the invention, it is provided that the profile has a recess (17) for receiving a connecting region, in particular a seam (6), of cover segments (5.1, 5.2) of an at least two-piece cover.

Claims

1. A profile (9), which can be connected to a cover (4) having at least two distinct segments joined together at a seam (6), for fastening the cover on a supporting body (2), characterized in that the profile (9) has a recess (17) for receiving the seam (6) of cover segments (5.1, 5.2) of an at least two-piece cover (4).

2. The profile as claimed in claim 1, further characterized in that the profile (9) has a first section (A), which can be inserted in a latching manner into a channel (8) of the supporting body (2), a second section (B) which adjoins said first section for sewing the profile to the cover (4), and then a third section (C) with the recess (17).

3. The profile as claimed in claim 2, further characterized in that the section (A) which can be inserted in a latching manner into the channel (8) of the supporting body (2) is arranged in a rotationally fixed manner in the channel.

4. The profile as claimed in claim 3, further characterized in that the section (A) is supported at least in two corner regions of a polygonal cross section of the channel (8).

5. The profile as claimed in claim 4, further characterized in that the section (A) essentially fills the assigned region of the channel (8).

6. The profile as claimed in claim 2, further characterized in that the section (B) is of thin-walled design in comparison to the sections (A) and (C).

7. The profile as claimed in claim 2, further characterized in that the recess (17) is formed in a corner region of the section (C), which corner region faces the supporting body (2).

8. The profile as claimed in claim 2, further characterized in that the section (C) is provided with a region, which is arranged between the recess (17) and the section (B), for deflecting the cover by an angle of 90°

to 130°

.

9. The profile as claimed in claim 1, further characterized in that the profile (9) is extruded from a foamed plastic.

10. An arrangement for fastening an at least two-part cover (4) on a supporting body (2), with a profile (9), which profile (9) can be inserted in a latching manner into a channel (8) of the supporting body, as claimed in claim 1.

11. A headrest (1) comprising:

a supporting body (2) having a frame-like peripheral edge, a channel (8) provided along said edge of said supporting body (2);

a cover (4) having at least two distinct segments (5.1, 5.2) joined together along an interstitial seam (6);

a profile (9) affixed to one of said cover segments (5.2), said profile (9) captured within said channel (8) of said supporting body);

and characterized by said profile (9) including a recess (17) for receiving said seam (6) of said cover (4).

12. The headrest as in claim 11 further characterized in that the profile (9) has a first section (A), which can be inserted in a latching manner into a channel (8) of the supporting body (2), a second section (B) which adjoins said first section for sewing the profile to the cover (4), and then a third section (C) with the recess (17).

13. The headrest as in claim 12, further characterized in that the section (A) which can be inserted in a latching manner into the channel (8) of the supporting body (2) is arranged in a rotationally fixed manner in the channel.

14. The headrest as in claim 13 further characterized in that the section (A) is supported at least in two corner regions of a polygonal cross section of the channel (8).

15. The headrest as in claim 14, further characterized in that the section (A) essentially fills the assigned region of the channel (8).

16. The headrest as in claim 12, further characterized in that the section (B) is of thin-walled design in comparison to the sections (A) and (C).

17. The headrest as in claim 12, further characterized in that the recess (17) is formed in a corner region of the section (C), which corner region faces the supporting body (2).

18. The headrest as in claim 12, further characterized in that the section (C) is provided with a region, which is arranged between the recess (17) and the section (B), for deflecting the cover by an angle of 90°

to 130°

.

19. The headrest as in claim 11, further characterized in that the profile (9) is extruded from a foamed plastic.