Seat cushion body and method of producing a seat cushion body
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Mar 21, 2017
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Dec 4, 2014
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Aug 14, 2014
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Abstract
A seat cushion body and method of producing the same are provided. In a method of producing a seat cushion body, fiber material is inserted into a mold. Heat is supplied to the fibers to cause thermal activation of binding fibers, so as to effect thermal cross-linking. The resulting seat cushion body includes a resilient portion formed from the fibers and having a fiber orientation along a main load direction of the seat cushion body. The seat cushion body may include at least one further portion formed from the fibers, which has a fiber orientation and/or a density different from the fiber orientation and/or different from a density of the resilient portion. The resilient portion and the at least one further portion may be integrally formed from the cross-linked fiber material as a unitary body.
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Patent Owner | Address | |
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SCHUKRA GERAETEBAU GMBH | LOWER AUSTRIA AUSTRIA |
International Classification(s)
- A47C:CHAIRS
- C08F:MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONL....
- B29C:SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF SUBSTAN....
- B60N:VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROV....
- B29K:INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, ....
- B29L:INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RE....

- 2014 Application Filing Year
- A47C Class
- 911 Applications Filed
- 788 Patents Issued To-Date
- 86.50 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Fäller, Alenka | Nürnberg, DE | 2 | 22 |
# of filed Patents : 2 Total Citations : 22 | |||
Petzel, Jan | Tübingen, DE | 18 | 175 |
# of filed Patents : 18 Total Citations : 175 |
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- 12 Citation Count
- A47C Class
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