Vehicle seat assembly
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1. A vehicle seat assembly, comprising:
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a seat base extending forward from a lower end of said seat back, said seat base formed of a first foam member extending laterally across said seat base to absorb loads and a second foam member formed over said first member and extending rearwardly therefrom to form a seating surface of said seat base, said first foam member formed of complementary portions that mate together to form said first foam member, wherein said complementary portions include a first portion and a second portion connected to one another by an integrally formed hinge.
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Abstract
A vehicle seat assembly includes a seatback and a seat base extending forward from a lower end of the seatback. The seat base is formed of a first foam member extending laterally across the seat base to absorb loads and a second foam member formed over the first member to form a seating surface of the seat base. The first foam member is formed of complementary portions that mate together to form the first foam member.
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1. A vehicle seat assembly, comprising:
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a seat back; and a seat base extending forward from a lower end of said seat back, said seat base formed of a first foam member extending laterally across said seat base to absorb loads and a second foam member formed over said first member and extending rearwardly therefrom to form a seating surface of said seat base, said first foam member formed of complementary portions that mate together to form said first foam member, wherein said complementary portions include a first portion and a second portion connected to one another by an integrally formed hinge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A vehicle seat assembly, comprising:
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a seat back; and a seat base extending forward from a lower end of said seat back, said seat base formed of a first foam member extending laterally across said seat base to absorb loads and a second foam member formed over said first member and extending rearwardly therefrom to form a seating surface of said seat base, said first foam member formed of complementary portions that mate together to form said first foam member, wherein said first foam member is secured to at least one wire frame section that extends rearwardly from said first foam member toward a rear of said seat base for mounting said seat base to an associated vehicle body, said complementary portions mating together around said at least one wire frame section to secure said first foam member thereto. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A vehicle seat assembly, comprising:
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a seat back; a seat base extending forward from a lower end of said seat back, said seat base formed of a first foam member extending laterally across said seat base to absorb loads and a second foam member formed over said first member and extending rearwardly therefrom to form a seating surface of said seat base, said first foam member formed of complementary portions that mate together to form said first foam member; and a wire frame overmolded by said second foam member. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A seat cushion for a seat assembly in a vehicle, comprising:
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a first foam member having a longitudinal length extending laterally across the seat assembly; and a second foam member molded over said first foam member and extending longitudinally rearward therefrom to form a seating surface, wherein said first foam member is formed of first and second complementary molded halves that mate together along a parting line, and wherein said complementary molded halves include at least one integrally molded connector for locking said molded halves together. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of constructing a seat cushion for a vehicle seat assembly, comprising:
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molding a first foam member having complementary portions of a first relatively rigid foam material; securing said complementary portions together along a parting line, wherein securing said complementary portions together includes securing said complementary portions to at least one wire frame section extending approximately normal relative to said longitudinal length for transferring loads from said first foam member to a rear of the seat cushion; and overmolding said first foam member with a second foam member, said second member forming a seating surface extending approximately orthogonally from said first foam member relative to a longitudinal length of said first foam member. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A method of constructing a seat cushion for a vehicle seat assembly, comprising:
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molding a first foam member having complementary portions of a first relatively rigid foam material; securing said complementary portions together along a parting line, wherein said one or both of said complementary portions are molded with integral connectors for interlocking said complementary portions together; and overmolding said first foam member with a second foam member, said second member forming a seating surface extending approximately orthogonally from said first foam member relative to a longitudinal length of said first foam member. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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