VEHICLE SEATING ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLY

• US 20110018300A1
• Filed: 07/27/2009
• Published: 01/27/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lear Corporation
• Original Assignee: Lear Corporation
• Inventors: Ali, Asad S., Galbreath, Ashford A.
• Granted Patent: US 8,662,560 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 296/63
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/015 Attaching seats directly to vehicle chassis
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/5816 attachments thereof

Abstract

The present invention relates to a vehicle seat assembly securable to a floor pan. In at least one embodiment, the vehicle seat assembly comprises a seat bottom supportable on the floor pan and a trim cover securable over the seat bottom and to the floor pan.

Claims

1. A vehicle seat assembly securable to a floor pan having at least one attachment receptacle, said vehicle seat assembly comprising:

a seat bottom supportable on the floor pan; and

a trim cover securable over the seat bottom and to the floor pan.

2. The vehicle seat assembly of claim 1, wherein the trim cover has a first attachment bracket securable to a first attachment receptacle of the floor pan.

3. The vehicle seat assembly of claim 2, wherein the trim cover has a second attachment bracket securable to a second attachment receptacle of the floor pan, the first attachment bracket being disposed on a front end of the trim cover and the second attachment bracket being disposed on a rear end of the trim cover.

4. The vehicle seat assembly of claim 2, wherein the trim cover is made of a textile material and the first attachment bracket is made of a rigid material.

5. The vehicle seat assembly of claim 3, wherein the trim cover is made of a textile material and the first and second attachment brackets are made of a relatively rigid plastic.

6. The vehicle seat assembly of claim 4, wherein the attachment brackets are secured to the trim cover.

7. The vehicle seat assembly of claim 4, wherein at least one of the attachment brackets are sewn to the trim cover.

8. The vehicle seat assembly of claim 2, wherein the first attachment bracket is sized to provide an interference fit with the first attachment receptacle.

9. The vehicle seat assembly of claim 3, wherein the first and second attachment brackets are sized to provide an interference fit with the first and second attachment receptacles, respectively.

10. The vehicle seat assembly of claim 3, wherein the trim cover has a third attachment bracket secured to the seat bottom.

11. The vehicle seat assembly of claim 10, wherein the third attachment bracket is made of a relatively rigid plastic.

12. The vehicle seat assembly of claim 11, wherein the seat bottom comprises a seat frame made of a structural foam and a cushion supported on the frame.

13. The vehicle seat assembly of claim 12, wherein the structural foam comprises expanded polyolefin.

14. A vehicle seat assembly trim component for use with a seat bottom supportable on a floor pan, the trim component comprising:

a textile trim cover securable over the seat bottom and to the floor pan.

15. The vehicle seat assembly trim component of claim 14, wherein the trim cover has a first attachment bracket securable to a first attachment receptacle of the floor pan.

16. The vehicle seat assembly trim component of claim 15, wherein the trim cover has a second attachment bracket securable to a second attachment receptacle of the floor pan, the first attachment bracket being disposed on a front end of the trim cover and the second attachment bracket being disposed on a rear end of the trim cover.

17. The vehicle seat assembly trim component of claim 16, wherein the trim cover is made of a textile material and the first and second attachment brackets are made of a relatively rigid plastic.

18. The vehicle seat assembly trim component of claim 17, wherein the first and second attachment brackets are sized to provide an interference fit with the first and second attachment receptacles, respectively.

19. A method of securing a vehicle seat assembly to a floor pan, said method comprising:

providing a seat bottom;

disposing a trim cover over the seat bottom;

supporting the seat bottom on the floor pan; and

securing the trim cover to the floor pan.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the trim cover is made of a textile material and has a first attachment bracket securable to a first attachment receptacle of the floor pan and a second attachment bracket securable to a second attachment receptacle of the floor pan, the first attachment bracket being disposed on a front end of the trim cover and the second attachment bracket being disposed on a rear end of the trim cover, the first and second attachment brackets being made of a relatively rigid plastic and sized to provide an interference fit with the first and second attachment receptacles, respectively.