Vehicle seat cover

• US 9,340,134 B2
• Filed: 05/25/2011
• Issued: 05/17/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adient US, LLC (Adient plc)
• Original Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company (Johnson Controls International plc)
• Inventors: Posnien, Axel
• Primary Examiner(s): Dunn, David R
• Assistant Examiner(s): Abraham, Tania
• Application Number:
  US13/816,611
• Publication Number:
  US 20130140867A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,819 Days
• Field of Search: 297/452.62
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/58 Seat coverings
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/5883 by sewing, stitching or threading
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/5891 characterised by the manufacturing process; manufacturing seat coverings not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/7017 characterised by the manufacturing process; manufacturing upholstery or upholstery springs not otherwise provided for

Abstract

The invention relates to a vehicle seat cover with an underlay, a cover and an upholstered element which is provided between the cover and the underlay, wherein the underlay, the cover and/or the upholstered element are connected to one another by means of at least one longitudinal seam and at least one transverse seam. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a seat cover, and to a vehicle seat having the seat cover according to the invention.

Claims

1. A vehicle seat cover comprising an underlay, a cover and an upholstered element which is provided between the cover and the underlay, wherein the underlay, the cover and the upholstered element are connected together by a plurality of longitudinal seams and a plurality of transverse seams, wherein the plurality of longitudinal seams extend in a region of a backrest substantially parallel to a spinal column of a seat occupant and in a seat part region parallel to thighs of the seat occupant, wherein the plurality of transverse seams are arranged perpendicular to the plurality of longitudinal seams, wherein the upholstered element comprises a plurality of upholstered strips that are arranged parallel to the plurality of longitudinal seams, wherein the cover is fixed to the underlay by means of the plurality of longitudinal seams to produce undulations by which a plurality of pockets are formed, wherein at least one of the plurality of pockets is configured to be filled with at least one of the upholstered strips, wherein at least one of the plurality of longitudinal seams has inwardly curved portions and/or outwardly curved portions to form a zig-zag shaped path, wherein the inwardly curved portions and/or outwardly curved portions are configured to reduce the cross section of an adjacent pocket of the plurality of pockets, wherein the plurality of transverse seams are provided to extend over an entire width of the vehicle seat cover, and wherein the plurality of transverse seams are provided in a step-shaped manner.

2. The vehicle seat cover as claimed in claim 1 wherein the cover is leather and/or fabric.

3. A method for producing a vehicle seat cover comprising an underlay, a cover, and an upholstered element, wherein the cover is fastened to the underlay in order to produce undulations by a plurality of longitudinal seams to form pockets, wherein the plurality of longitudinal seams extend in a region of a backrest substantially parallel to a spinal column of a seat occupant and in a seat part region parallel to thighs of the seat occupant, wherein upholstered strips of the upholstered element are provided between the underlay and the cover in the pockets and are arranged parallel to the plurality of longitudinal seams, wherein at least one of the plurality of longitudinal seams has inwardly curved portions and/or outwardly curved portions to form a zig-zag shaped path, wherein the inwardly curved portions and/or outwardly curved portions are configured in such a manner as to reduce the cross section of an adjacent pocket of the plurality of the pockets, wherein a plurality of transverse seams are provided and the plurality of transverse seams are arranged perpendicular to the plurality of longitudinal seams, wherein the plurality of transverse seams are provided to extend over an entire width of the vehicle seat cover, and wherein the plurality of transverse seams are arranged in a step-shaped manner.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the cover is fastened to the underlay by securely stitching the cover to the underlay by a longitudinal seam.

5. The method as claimed in claim 3 wherein the upholstered element is provided to be strip-shaped.

6. A vehicle seat, comprising:

a vehicle seat cover comprising an underlay, a cover, and an upholstered element which is provided between the cover and the underlay, wherein the underlay, the cover, and the upholstered element are connected by a plurality of longitudinal seams and a plurality of transverse seams, wherein the plurality of longitudinal seams extend in a region of a backrest substantially parallel to a spinal column of a seat occupant and in a seat part region parallel to thighs of the seat occupant, wherein the plurality of transverse seams are arranged perpendicular to the plurality of longitudinal seams, wherein the upholstered element comprises a plurality of upholstered strips that are arranged parallel to the plurality of longitudinal seams, wherein the cover is fixed to the underlay by means of the plurality of the longitudinal seams to produce undulations by which a plurality of pockets is formed, wherein at least one of the plurality of the pockets is configured to be filled with at least one of the upholstered strips, wherein at least one of the plurality of longitudinal seams has inwardly curved portions and/or outwardly curved portions to form a zig-zag shaped path, wherein the inwardly curved portions and/or outwardly curved portions are configured to reduce the cross section of an adjacent pocket of the plurality of pockets, wherein the plurality of transverse seams are provided to extend over an entire width of the vehicle seat cover, and wherein the plurality of transverse seams are provided in a step-shaped manner.