A seating system for a vehicle and a method for producing a seating system include a seat part having a cushion and a support material disposed on a surface of the cushion. An elongated member is attached to one side of the support material to create a channel in the opposite side, and a trim material is positioned over the support material to create a concavity in the trim material along the channel.

A vehicle seat includes a seat pad and a seat cover including a first part and a second part. The seat cover is provided with: a sewing line that sews the first part and the second part together; and an outline stitch that extends in parallel to the sewing line and that is located on one side of the sewing line. A belt-shaped plate is sewn to a first seam allowance and a first main body of the first part by the outline stitch in a position on an end side of the first seam allowance relative to the sewing line. The seat pad is covered with the seat cover in a state where the belt-shaped plate extends beyond the sewing line toward the second part and where the belt-shaped plate presses a second seam allowance to abut against a second main body of the second part.

A surface skin with which a foamed body is integrally foam-molded and which covers the foamed body includes: a plurality of surface skin members; a first thread passing through at least a part of a needle hole extended through the surface skin members so as to sew the surface skin members together; and a second thread inter-looping or interlacing with the first thread so as to sew the surface skin members together in cooperation with the first thread. The first thread is threaded through an eye of a needle. The second thread is formed by warp weaving or braiding polyester or nylon fiber pieces and is stretchable enough to fill in the needle hole.

An edge strip for a seat cover may have an edge strip core, which is surrounded by a casing, and an edge strip tab. The edge strip core and the casing are sewn together such that an ornamental seam is formed on the outer circumference of the casing. A device for producing an edge strip is also disclosed. The device may have a supply unit for supplying an edge strip core and an unfolded material strip for a casing of the edge strip core to an additional processing unit, such as a sewing machine. The supply unit is designed to supply the edge strip core to the additional processing unit, such as a sewing machine, on a material strip surface side which forms the inner face of the casing, and the sewing machine sews the edge strip core to the material strip.

A vehicle seat having a seat cover including an outer cover, a padding layer, and a backing element that are joined together with stitches or a lamination joint. A seat cover retention apparatus is operatively connected to the backing element wherein a plurality of straps secure the backing element to the vehicle seat structure. Lateral side straps are secured to the backing element and extend through openings defined by the foam bun and are secured to the frame and/or the foam bun. A center strap is secured to the backing element and extends through a center opening to be secured to a back side of the foam bun and/or frame. The backing element may be an elastic strap or a layer of non-woven fleece material with slits for the straps. The straps may be elastic material or non-woven material.

A vehicle seating system and a method for producing a vehicle seating system may include a cushion made at least in part from a stranded-mesh material and configured to support a seated occupant. Also included may be a support structure configured to support the cushion and a trim-cover material configured to be disposed over at least a portion of the stranded-mesh material. The stranded-mesh material may include an integrated attachment arrangement configured to receive a fastening arrangement for securing the trim-cover material to the stranded-mesh material.

A trim panel is provided with a first leather portion laminated with a stabilization material, wherein the first portion has a thickness. The trim panel is provided with a second leather portion adjacent to the first leather portion without a laminated stabilization material. The second portion has thickness that is equal to the thickness of the first portion.

A seat assembly includes a seat cushion having an external surface and defining a recess therein, the recess being open to the external surface and being sized to receive one or more bezel components and a trim cover assembly disposed over the seat cushion. The trim cover assembly includes a trim cover having an A-side as an occupant surface and a B-side, opposite the A-side, facing the external surface of the seat cushion, with the trim cover defining a cover opening therethrough generally corresponding to the recess in the seat cushion. The trim cover also has a plurality of flaps spaced about the cover opening, with each flap having an inner portion towards the cover opening and an outer portion opposite the inner portion. The trim cover assembly also includes a bezel support member having an A-surface contacting the B-side of the trim cover, and a B-surface opposite the A-surface. The bezel support member has an inner periphery defining a support opening corresponding to the cover opening, and an outer periphery, where the flaps of the trim cover are folded through the support opening and secured to at least a portion of the bezel support member or to the trim cover to support the cover opening. The seat assembly also includes a bezel disposed in the recess and having a peripheral edge supported on the A-surface on the bezel support member.

A headrest includes an insert member covering a gate-shaped stay other than both legs of the gate-shaped stay, a pad body covering the insert member other than a lower surface of the insert member, a cover having a bag-shape, covering the pad body, and forming an outer shape of a headrest main body, and a strip-shaped plate member attached to an end edge of the cover between the legs in a state where the cover covers the insert member and the legs protrude outward through a cover opening of the cover. The lower surface of the insert member is provided with an insert opening extending in a headrest width direction and disposed between the legs, and the cover is attached to the insert member in a state where the plate member is inserted into the insert opening with the end edge of the cover.

A vehicle seating system and a method for producing a vehicle seating system may include a cushion made at least in part from a stranded-mesh material and configured to support a seated occupant. Also included may be a support structure configured to support the cushion and a trim-cover material configured to be disposed over at least a portion of the stranded-mesh material. The stranded-mesh material may include an integrated attachment arrangement configured to receive a fastening arrangement for securing the trim-cover material to the stranded-mesh material.