- Patent Title: Bolster sections for a seating assembly for a vehicle incorporating a metallic support element and a method of manufacturing the same via overmolding the metallic support element with foam
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Application No.: US15890445Application Date: 2018-02-07
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Publication No.: US10576854B2Publication Date: 2020-03-03
- Inventor: Marcos Silva Kondrad , Johnathan Andrew Line , Kevin Mozurkewich
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Price Heneveld LLP
- Agent David L. Coppiellie
- Main IPC: B60N2/70
- IPC: B60N2/70 ; B60N2/64 ; B60N2/90 ; B60N2/68

Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a bolster section for a seating assembly of a vehicle comprising: presenting a first metallic support element that includes a tubular portion; and overmolding the tubular portion of the first metallic support element with foam. The tubular portion of the first metallic support element is bent to a predetermined shape before overmolding the tubular portion of the first metallic support element with foam. A second layer of foam can be applied over the foam overmolded over the tubular portion of the first metallic support element. The second layer of foam can be a different type of foam than the foam overmolded over the tubular portion of the first metallic support element. A first end of the tubular portion can be flattened and an aperture formed therein, to allow the bolster section to be attached to a structural support of a seating assembly of a vehicle.
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