Heat conductor connections between seats and backrests of vehicles

• US 4,695,091 A
• Filed: 11/19/1986
• Issued: 09/22/1987
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/1985
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: I G Bauerhin GmbH Electro-Technische Fabrik
• Original Assignee: I G Bauerhin GmbH Electro-Technische Fabrik
• Inventors: Haupt, Eberhard, Altmann, Horst-Dieter
• Primary Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Application Number:
  US06/932,292
• Time in Patent Office: 307 Days
• Field of Search: 297/180, 297/230, 297/231, 297/229, 297/219, 219/217, 219/528
• US Class Current: 297/180.12
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/748 for heating
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/58 Seat coverings

Abstract

The invention relates to a heating conductor connection between electrically heated seat and backrest surfaces separated by a bracing trough provided in the padding core. Beneath the bracing trough a bracing wire is bonded in the padding core and a connecting seam of the covering materials is located in the bracing trough. A further bracing wire which is disposed in an apron formed by an insert loop is provided, the two bracing wires being connected via clamping clips.

The heated separate surfaces are formed by the heating conductor connections crossing through the bracing trough. These connections take up the mechanical stresses by tension, compression and bending without being endangered.

According to the present invention, connecting webs (4.0) of copper strip (4.1), are provided between the heated surfaces (2 and 3) and the copper strip (4.1) consists of woven or knitted material. The connecting heating conductor section (4.2) is laid in meander or wave form, bearing on the copper strip (4.1) thus formed.

A further embodiment provides that the connecting web (4.0) consists of a two-layer copper strip (4.1) and the heating conductor (4.2) is led in meanders and is freely movable between the two layers.

Claims

1. In heat conductor connections between electrical heating elements located in seat and backrest surfaces having a padded core, said surfaces separated by a bracing trough provided in said padded core, a first bracing wire bonded into said padded core beneath said bracing trough, said first bracing wire exposed in sections by window-like recesses in said bracing trough, covering materials on said surfaces having a second bracing wire, an insert loop connecting said first and second bracing wires, the improvement comprising:

connecting webs between said seat and backrest comprising woven or knitted copper bands and connecting heating conductor sections laid in a meander or wave form bearing on said copper bands and connecting said heating elements wherein said connecting webs (4.0) each consist of a two-layer copper strip (4.1) and said heating conductor sections (4.2) are freely movable between the two layers.

2. The heating conductor connections of claim 1, wherein said bracing trough defines the edge boundaries of said surfaces (2/3) and said connecting webs (4.0) are laid at an angle between 30°

and 60°

laterally inverted with respect to each other and matched in their length so that the ends of the connecting webs (4.0) engage at least about 20 mm on both sides of said bracing trough (5.2)

3. The heating conductor connections of claim 1, wherein said heating conductor sections (4.2) bearing on said connecting webs (4.0) and laid in wave or meander form are fixed at least at their reversal points to be frictionally displaceable and that said condutor sections have non-adhering coatings.

4. The heating conductor connections of claim 3, wherein said non-adhering coatings consist of polytetrafluoroethylene.