Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture – Methods – Surface bonding and/or assembly therefor
Patent
1989-05-01
1990-12-04
Ball, Michael W.
Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture
Methods
Surface bonding and/or assembly therefor
156214, 156221, 156222, 156245, 156285, 156256, 297DIG1, 297DIG2, B32B 3120
Patent
active
049751352
ABSTRACT:
A method of manufacturing a vehicle seat cover and bonding the vehicle seat cover to a foam bun utilizing a style insert. The style insert is formed by taking a breathable cloth fabric and laminating it to a sheet of foam material. The composite so formed is then cut to a desired styled insert shape and sewn to the vehicle seat cover skirt to form a seat cover assembly.
The composite, which may include an air impermeable barrier sheet or the barrier sheet may be included in the composite between the foam and fabric sheets, is positioned on a forming tool having removable style inserts, with the cloth side of the composite against the insert. An impermeable film is then positioned over the foam side of the insert composite and a vacuum drawn the forming tool and the impermeable film to draw the composite down into conformity with the style lines of the tool insert. An adhesively coated foam bun is then positioned and pressed against the composite on the forming tool. Heat is applied to the forming tool to evaporate the film, allowing the adhesive to bond the cover assembly to the foam bun and release the composite from the forming tool allowing removal of the seat assembly from the forming tool. The edges of the skirt are then fastened together or to the underside of the foam bun so as to at least partially enclose the bun.
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Ball Michael W.
Hoover Universal Inc.
Yoder Michele K.
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