Seating system and method for making the same
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1. A seating assembly for an automotive vehicle, comprising:
- a seat back formed from a molded plastic having a forward wall portion and a rearward wall portion, and a plurality of individual integrated reinforcement structures for defining an integrated reinforcement structure pattern; and
an attachment assembly adapted to anchor said seat back directly to at least one body in white portion of said automotive vehicle;
wherein said seating assembly is capable of (1) withstanding without rupture at least about 13000 Newtons in the direction in which the seat faces in a plane, parallel to the longitudinal centerline of the vehicle; and
(2) upon rapid acceleration up to about 20 to about 30 g, exhibiting substantially no fragmentation of the seat back with at least a 36 kg mass placed behind the seat back.
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Abstract
An improved seating system that includes a seat back assembly (10) that is fabricated to include a seat back (12) with first and second wall portions (14,16), and which may include an integrated reinforcement structure (18). The seating system is capable of either or both of withstanding without rupture at least about 11000 Newtons in the direction in which the seat back (12) faces in a plane, parallel to the longitudinal centerline of the vehicle or, upon rapid acceleration up to at least about 20 g, substantially no fragmentation of the seat back with at least a 30 kg mass placed behind the seat back.
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1. A seating assembly for an automotive vehicle, comprising:
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a seat back formed from a molded plastic having a forward wall portion and a rearward wall portion, and a plurality of individual integrated reinforcement structures for defining an integrated reinforcement structure pattern; and
an attachment assembly adapted to anchor said seat back directly to at least one body in white portion of said automotive vehicle;
wherein said seating assembly is capable of (1) withstanding without rupture at least about 13000 Newtons in the direction in which the seat faces in a plane, parallel to the longitudinal centerline of the vehicle; and
(2) upon rapid acceleration up to about 20 to about 30 g, exhibiting substantially no fragmentation of the seat back with at least a 36 kg mass placed behind the seat back.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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14. A seating assembly for an automotive vehicle, comprising:
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a seat back, formed from a molded plastic selected from styrenics, polyamides, polyolefins, polycarbonates, polyesters, or mixtures thereof, having a forward wall portion and a rearward wall portion, a plurality of individual integrated reinforcement structures for defining an integrated reinforcement structure pattern;
a hinge assembly having a bracket portion including a first side wall portion, an opposing second side wall portion and an intermediate wall, said walls adjoined to one another defining a channel for receiving said seat back and a pivot member adapted to hingedly anchor said seat back directly to a first body in white portion of said automotive vehicle; and
a latch secured to a second body in white portion of an automotive vehicle;
a striker having a projecting striker bar attached to a mounting portion in overlapping engagement with said rearward wall portion of said seat back for interferingly engaging said latch to maintain said seat back in a generally upright position, wherein upon rapid acceleration to about 20 kg, in the presence of a cargo mass of about 36 kg disposed about 200 mm behind said seat back, the impact of said cargo mass results in substantially no fragmentation of said seat back. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A seating assembly for an automotive vehicle, comprising:
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an automotive vehicle rear seat back, formed from a blow molded plastic that includes acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, having a forward wall portion and a rearward wall portion, a plurality of individual integrated reinforcement structures for defining an integrated reinforcement structure pattern;
a hinge assembly having a bracket portion defining a channel for receiving said seat back and a pivot member adapted to hingedly anchor said seat back directly to a first body in white portion of said automotive vehicle; and
a latch secured to a second body in white portion of an automotive vehicle;
a striker having a projecting striker bar attached to a mounting portion in overlapping engagement with said rearward wall portion of said seat back for interferingly engaging said latch to maintain said seat back in a generally upright position, wherein upon rapid acceleration to about 20 kg, in the presence of a cargo mass of about 36 kg disposed about 200 mm behind said seat back, the impact of said cargo mass results in substantially no fragmentation of said seat back. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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28. A seating assembly for an automotive vehicle, comprising:
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a seat back formed from a molded plastic having a forward wall portion and a rearward wall portion, and a plurality of individual integrated reinforcement structures for defining an integrated reinforcement structure pattern; and
an attachment assembly adapted to anchor said seat back directly to at least one body in white portion of said automotive vehicle with a hinge assembly;
wherein said seating assembly is capable of (1) withstanding without rupture at least about 13000 Newtons in the direction in which the seat faces in a plane, parallel to the longitudinal centerline of the vehicle; and
(2) upon rapid acceleration up to about 20 to about 30 g, exhibiting substantially no fragmentation of the seat back with at least a 36 kg mass placed behind the seat back.
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29. A seating assembly for an automotive vehicle, comprising:
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an automotive vehicle rear seat back, formed from a molded thermoplastic, having a forward wall portion and a rearward wall portion, a plurality of individual integrated reinforcement structures for defining an integrated reinforcement structure pattern;
means for hingedly anchoring said seat back to a first body in white portion of said automotive vehicle; and
a latch and striker assembly for securingly attaching said seat back to a second body in white portion of said automotive vehicle to maintain said seat back in a generally upright position, wherein upon rapid acceleration to about 20 kg, in the presence of a cargo mass of about 36 kg disposed about 200 mm behind said seat back, the impact of said cargo mass results in substantially no fragmentation of said seat back.
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30. A seating assembly for an automotive vehicle, comprising:
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an automotive vehicle rear seat back, formed from a molded thermoplastic including acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, having a forward wall portion and a rearward wall portion, a plurality of individual integrated reinforcement structures for defining an integrated reinforcement structure pattern;
means for hingedly anchoring said seat back to a first body in white portion of said automotive vehicle; and
a latch and striker assembly for securingly attaching said seat back to a second body in white portion of said automotive vehicle to maintain said seat back in a generally upright position, wherein upon rapid acceleration to about 20 kg, in the presence of a cargo mass of about 36 kg disposed about 200 mm behind said seat back, the impact of said cargo mass results in substantially no fragmentation of said seat back.
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