Rear seat modular cushion

• US 9,365,143 B2
• Filed: 12/12/2013
• Issued: 06/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: Sachs, Adam, Craig, Benjamin, Hosbach, Christian J., Line, Johnathan Andrew
• Primary Examiner(s): BROWN, PETER R
• Application Number:
  US14/104,780
• Publication Number:
  US 20150165950A1
• Time in Patent Office: 915 Days
• Field of Search: 297/232, 297/452.21, 297/452.22, 297/452.23, 297/452.25, 297/452.27
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/18 having foamed material included in cushioning part foamed material mattresses A47C27/14
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/62 Thigh-rests B60N2/914 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/68 Seat frames
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/70 Upholstery springs ; Upholstery
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/7005 detachable
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 7/043 mounted on or under a seat

Abstract

A vehicle seating assembly includes a composite support structure formed by a lower pressure compression mold and defines at least one open section. A subassembly is disposed over the composite support structure and includes a trim piece integrally formed on the subassembly and defines a center seat and at least one cushion attachment support is disposed adjacent to the at least one open section. A seat cushion insert is operably coupled to the at least one cushion attachment support and is disposed over the at least one open section and defines a side seat.

Claims

1. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:

a composite support structure formed by a lower pressure compression mold and defining first and second open sections;

a subassembly disposed over the composite support structure and including a trim piece integrally formed on the subassembly and defining a center seat disposed between the first and second open sections and a cushion attachment support disposed adjacent to each of the first and second open sections; and

a seat cushion insert operably coupled to the cushion attachment support and disposed over the first open section and defining a side seat.

2. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 1, wherein the vehicle seating assembly is frameless.

3. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 1, further comprising:

a suspension mat disposed between the composite support structure and the seat cushion insert.

4. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 1, wherein the seat cushion insert includes independent right and left thigh supports.

5. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 1, wherein the seat cushion insert includes a cushion extension.

6. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 1, wherein the seat cushion insert includes a climate control system.

7. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 1, wherein the subassembly is formed from polyurethane foam.

8. A frameless seating assembly for a vehicle comprising:

a low pressure compression molded composite support structure defining first and second open seat sections and first and second open seatback sections;

an overmolded subassembly operably coupled to the composite support structure and defining a center seat that is disposed between the first and second open seat sections; and

cushion inserts coupled to cushion attachment supports of the support structure, the cushion inserts being disposed over the first and second open seat sections and seatback sections to define first and second side seating units.

9. The frameless seating assembly of claim 8, wherein a forward portion of the support structure includes a lip configured to support the cushion inserts.

10. The frameless seating assembly of claim 8, wherein each of the cushion inserts includes independent right and left thigh supports.

11. The frameless seating assembly of claim 8, wherein each of the cushion inserts includes a cushion extension.

12. The frameless seating assembly of claim 8, wherein each of the cushion inserts includes a climate control system.

13. The frameless seating assembly of claim 8, wherein the overmolded subassembly is formed from polyurethane foam.

14. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:

a low pressure compression molded composite support structure;

a subassembly disposed over the composite support structure and defining a center seat and first and second side openings; and

first and second seat cushion inserts disposed over the first and second side openings and operably coupled via snap-fit connection with the support structure, and including first and second independent thigh supports that are one of extendable and tiltable.

15. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 14, wherein the vehicle seating assembly is free of any metallic frame.

16. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 14, further comprising:

a suspension mat disposed between the composite support structure and the first and second seat cushion inserts.

17. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 14, wherein a forward portion of the support structure includes a lip configured to support the first and second seat cushion inserts.

18. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 14, wherein each of the first and second seat cushion inserts includes an intermediate recessed portion with side bolsters.