Cushion and trim cover for contoured cushion presenting seat
First Claim
1. A cushion for use with a seat having a contour presenting device, the cushion comprising:
- a substrate having a first portion and a second portion;
a trench separating the first portion from the second portion and defined by a first side wall and a second side wall; and
at least one connector coupled to the substrate for registering the substrate with the contour presenting device, wherein the second portion of the substrate is adapted for rotating a first angular distance when moving between a non-presented position and a presented position, wherein the trench is configured to provide a substantially vertical trench when in the presented position.
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Abstract
A seat cushion and method of manufacturing a seat cushion suitable for use with a seat having a contour presenting device configured to move the seat cushion between a non-presented position and a presented position is disclosed. The seat cushion generally includes a substrate having a first portion and a second portion that are separated by a trench. A connector is provided for registering the substrate to a contour presenting device. The trench is designed to provide the seat cushion with a consistent, high quality craftsmanship, finish and appearance. According to one exemplary embodiment, the trench comprises a first side wall having a substantially vertical surface and a second side wall having an angled surface.
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23 Claims
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1. A cushion for use with a seat having a contour presenting device, the cushion comprising:
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a substrate having a first portion and a second portion;
a trench separating the first portion from the second portion and defined by a first side wall and a second side wall; and
at least one connector coupled to the substrate for registering the substrate with the contour presenting device, wherein the second portion of the substrate is adapted for rotating a first angular distance when moving between a non-presented position and a presented position, wherein the trench is configured to provide a substantially vertical trench when in the presented position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A vehicle seat comprising:
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a seat back movably supported relative to a seat bottom;
a substrate supported at one of the seat back and the seat bottom and having a trench separating a main portion of the substrate from a side bolster portion of the substrate;
a contour presenting device adapted for moving the side bolster portion of the substrate between a non-presented position and a presented position;
at least one connector registering the substrate with the contour presenting device; and
a closeout device adapted for concealing a gap created when contour presenting device is moved from the non-presented position to the presented position, wherein the trench provides a visually square trench when the side bolster portion is in the presented position. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of manufacturing a cushion having a main portion and a bolster portion for use with a seat having a contour presenting device configured to angularly rotate the bolster portion between a non-presented position and a presented position, the method comprising:
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predetermining the angular rotation of the bolster portion between the non-presented position and the presented position;
providing the cushion with a trench separating the first portion from the second portion;
forming the trench with a first side wall provided on the main portion of the cushion and a second side wall provided on the bolster portion of the cushion; and
designing the angle formed between the first side wall and the second side wall when the cushion is in the non-presented position so that the first side wall and the second side wall are substantially parallel when the side bolster portion is moved to the presented position. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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