Vehicle seat lateral and lumbar support bladder assembly
First Claim
1. A vehicle seat assembly, comprising:
- a seat backframe having a plurality of attachment holes formed therethrough;
a trim cover having an attachment strip with a plurality of trim attachment apertures therethrough;
a plurality of fasteners cooperating with said attachment holes and with said trim attachment apertures for securing the trim cover to the backframe;
a support bladder subassembly secured to the backframe by the fasteners, said subassembly including a backing plate with first and second lumbar support bladders secured to the backing plate; and
wherein said backing plate comprises a plurality of backing plate attachment apertures formed therethrough for cooperation with said plurality of fasteners, and said support bladder subassembly further comprising first and second lateral support bladders secured to the backing plate.
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Abstract
A vehicle seat assembly includes a seat backframe having a plurality of attachment holes formed therethrough. A trim cover includes an attachment strip with a plurality of trim attachment apertures therethrough aligned with the attachment holes in the backframe. A plurality of Christmas-tree fasteners cooperate with the attachment holes and with the trim attachment apertures for securing the trim cover to the backframe. A lateral and lumbar support bladder subassembly is secured to the backframe by the Christmas-tree fasteners. The subassembly includes a backing plate with first and second lateral support bladders and first and second lumbar support bladders secured to the backing plate. A method of assembling a seat includes installing the lateral and lumbar support bladder subassembly as a single piece to the backframe using the Christmas-tree fastener for attachment.
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10 Claims
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1. A vehicle seat assembly, comprising:
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a seat backframe having a plurality of attachment holes formed therethrough; a trim cover having an attachment strip with a plurality of trim attachment apertures therethrough; a plurality of fasteners cooperating with said attachment holes and with said trim attachment apertures for securing the trim cover to the backframe; a support bladder subassembly secured to the backframe by the fasteners, said subassembly including a backing plate with first and second lumbar support bladders secured to the backing plate; and wherein said backing plate comprises a plurality of backing plate attachment apertures formed therethrough for cooperation with said plurality of fasteners, and said support bladder subassembly further comprising first and second lateral support bladders secured to the backing plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A lateral and lumbar support subassembly for attachment to a vehicle seat assembly including a backframe having attachment holes formed therethrough and a trim cover secured to the backframe by barbed fasteners, the subassembly comprising:
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a backing plate secured to the backframe by the barbed fasteners; and first and second lateral support bladders and first and second lumbar support bladders secured to the backing plate. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of assembling lateral and lumbar support bladders in a vehicle seat assembly, comprising:
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providing a seat backframe having a plurality of attachment holes formed therethrough, as well as a central aperture formed therethrough; pre-attaching a lateral and lumbar support bladder subassembly to the central opening in the backframe, wherein the subassembly includes a backing plate with first and second lateral support bladders and first and second lumbar support bladders secured to the backing plate, and wherein the backing plate includes a plurality of backing plate attachment apertures formed therethrough; and simultaneously securing a trim cover and the backing plate to the seat backframe by inserting a plurality of fasteners through a portion of the trim cover, and further through the plurality of backing plate attachment apertures and through the attachment holes in the seat backframe.
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10. A vehicle seat assembly, comprising:
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a seat backframe having a central opening formed therein; a trim cover attached to the backframe; a plurality of fasteners attaching the trim cover to the backframe; a support bladder subassembly attached by said plurality of fasteners to the backframe, said subassembly including a backing plate with first and second lumbar support bladders secured to the backing plate; and means for attaching the backing plate to the central opening of the backframe for holding the support bladder subassembly in position prior to installation of said fasteners.
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