Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Seat assembly having compression limiter with wave portion
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Application No.: US16965145Application Date: 2019-02-22
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Publication No.: US11420546B2Publication Date: 2022-08-23
- Inventor: Craig M. Oomen
- Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Glenview
- Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Current Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Glenview
- Agency: Quarles & Brady LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2019/019237 WO 20190222
- International Announcement: WO2019/165268 WO 20190829
- Main IPC: B60N2/70
- IPC: B60N2/70 ; A47C7/30 ; A47C7/34 ; B60N2/56

Abstract:
A seat assembly includes a frame, a seating base layer arranged on the frame and a compression limiter layer arranged on the seating base layer. The compression limiter layer includes a coil portion and a wave portion having a curved profile. The wave portion includes a plurality of wave elements and one or more ribs connected between the wave elements. The seat assembly further includes a load distribution layer connected to the compression limiter layer and an adjustment module movable between a rear position and a forward position. The adjustment module is configured to move the wave portion between a retracted position and an extended position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210039534A1 SEAT ASSEMBLY HAVING COMPRESSION LIMITER WITH WAVE PORTION Public/Granted day:2021-02-11
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