ONE-PIECE SEAT STRUCTURES AND METHOD OF FORMING

A one-piece seat back frame for use in a vehicle seat assembly including a first side portion, a second side portion, an upper cross portion, a lower cross portion coupled together to form a rectangular unitary frame structure. The seat back frame also includes an inner wall extending from a front s...

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Hauptverfasser: PETOUHOFF NICHOLAS LEONARD, AMODEO CATHERINE M, ALLEN ELIZABETH ANN, PROSNIEWSKI JOSEPH F, PETROVICH MIODRAG M, KESTIAN ANTHONY, SAKKINEN DANIEL JAMES, KOTRE JOHN DAVID, WILSON PHILLIP WAYNE, HICKS ROBERT J, WILLIAMSON MARK S, ZEKAVICA OMELA, HAYES DAVID, HILLS FOREST, ERARD ANDREW J, XIONG YOUZHI, KMEID ANTOINE A
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Zusammenfassung:A one-piece seat back frame for use in a vehicle seat assembly including a first side portion, a second side portion, an upper cross portion, a lower cross portion coupled together to form a rectangular unitary frame structure. The seat back frame also includes an inner wall extending from a front surface and an inner edge of the back frame, and an outer wall extending from the front surface and an outer edge of the back frame, thereby forming a channel on the front surface. A plurality of formations are formed in the back frame to enhance the strength and stiffness of the back frame. The seat back frame also includes a plurality of apertures for attaching other seat components, such as a head restraint assembly. The seat back frame is formed from at least one of a monolithic blank, a tailored welded blank, and/or a tailored welded coil.