Seat

Abstract

The present invention provides a seat formed by bonding a trim cover to a foam pad, in which a sewing part of a trim cover can be bonded to a foam pad even when the trim cover is of leather. In a seat formed by bonding a trim cover to a foam pad, the trim cover includes a sewing part where plural trim covers are sewn up, raw material that is impregnated with an adhesive is sewn to the sewing part, and the foam pad and the raw material having been sewn are bonded to each other by the adhesive.

Claims

1. A seat formed by bonding a trim cover to a foam pad, wherein the trim cover includes a sewing part where a raw material is sewn to a plurality of trim cover portions, and the trim cover is bonded to the foam pad by adhesive that is impregnated in the sewn raw material and that bonds the sewn raw material to the foam pad.

2. The seat according to claim 1, wherein the trim cover portions are formed of leather.

3. The seat according to claim 1, wherein the raw material is a non-woven cloth.

4. The seat according to claim 1, wherein the sewing part is configured of end parts of two trim cover portions folded back respectively, with respective parts of the trim cover portions superposed in two layers and the raw material being sewn up to each other.

5. The seat according to claim 1, wherein the sewing part forms an accent line.

6. The seat according to claim 2, wherein the raw material is a non-woven cloth.

7. The seat according to claim 2, wherein the sewing part is configured of end parts of two trim cover portions folded back respectively, with respective parts of the trim cover portions superposed in two layers and the raw material being sewn up to each other.

8. The seat according to claim 2, wherein the sewing part forms an accent line.

9. The seat according to claim 3, wherein the sewing part is configured of end parts of two trim cover portions folded back respectively, with respective parts of the trim cover superposed in two layers and the raw material being sewn up to each other.

10. The seat according to claim 3, wherein the sewing part forms an accent line.

11. The seat according to claim 4, wherein the sewing part forms an accent line.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

(1) FIGS. 1A-1D are explanatory drawings of a forming process of an accent line in an embodiment;

(2) FIG. 2 is an outline view of a vehicular seat in an embodiment and a prior art; and

(3) FIGS. 3A-3B are explanatory drawings of a forming process of an accent line in a prior art.

DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

(4) Below, an embodiment of the present invention will be explained using the drawings.

(5) Embodiment

(6) First, an appearance of a vehicular seat becoming a premise of the present embodiment will be explained using FIG. 2. FIG. 2 is an outline view of a vehicular seat in a prior art and the present embodiment. The vehicular seat includes a seat back (backrest section) and a seat cushion (seat section), and the surface of the seat back and the seat cushion is covered by a trim cover 1 that is skin material where a sheet-like cover is sewn. Also, the reference sign 2 represents an accent line that is a decorative band as a design expression formed on the upper surface of the seat cushion in order to improve the design property.

(7) FIGS. 3A-3B are explanatory drawings of a forming process of an accent line of a prior art, and FIG. 3A shows a cross-sectional view taken from the plane A-A of FIG. 2. Also, FIG. 3B is a drawing that explains a process for manufacturing the accent line.

(8) As shown in FIG. 3A, plural sheets of the trim covers are sewn up in order to form the accent line, and the sewn part is bonded to a mold pad 3 by an adhesive, the mold pad 3 being a molded foam pad. To be more specific, as the sewing part of the trim cover, a portion surrounded by an ellipse shown in FIG. 3A will be explained. That is to say, the end parts of two trim covers are folded back respectively, respective parts that are superposed in two layers and a sheet-like hot melt adhesive 4 are sewn up to each other to form a sewing part 5. As a process for manufacturing the accent line, as shown in FIG. 3B, the sewing part 5 is pressed to the mold pad 3 by a press mold 6, a steam nozzle 7 is inserted to the mold pad from the surface of the mold pad 3 opposite to the surface covered by the trim cover 1, the hot melt adhesive 4 is molten by heating steam 8 from the steam nozzle 7, and the sewing part 5 of the trim cover 1 is bonded to the mold pad 3. Accordingly, the bonding surface of the trim cover 1 against the mold pad 3 becomes the front side of the trim cover because the trim cover has been folded back. Here, although there are fabric (textile), leather, and the like as raw material of the trim cover, in the case of the leather, there is a problem that bonding becomes hard because the surface of the leather is hardly impregnated with an adhesive. That is to say, in the past, no consideration is given to a case raw material of the trim cover is leather such as synthetic leather or genuine leather.

(9) Therefore, the present embodiment for solving the above problem will be explained below.

(10) FIGS. 1A-1D are explanatory drawings of a forming process of an accent line in the present embodiment. Similarly to FIG. 3A-3B, FIGS. 1A-1D are cross-sectional views corresponding to the section A-A of FIG. 2. Also, the configuration same to that of FIG. 2 will be marked with same reference sign, and explanation thereof will be omitted.

(11) First, the cross-sectional view of the sewing portion where plural sheets of the trim covers are sewn up in order to form the accent line in the present embodiment is shown in FIG. 1A. In FIG. 1A, in the present embodiment, as shown in a portion surrounded by an ellipse, the end parts of two trim covers are folded back respectively, respective parts that are superposed in two layers and a belt-like non-woven cloth 9 are sewn up to each other to form a sewing part 10.

(12) Also, FIG. 1B shows a cross-sectional view of a portion to which the sewing part 10 on the mold pad 3 side is bonded. As shown in FIG. 1B, an adhesive 11 is coated to the mold pad 3 beforehand. The adhesive 11 may be an adhesive in the form of liquid. Also, the adhesive 11 is molten and restored by the heating steam 8 from the steam nozzle 7, and the steam is stopped at timing when the adhesive 11 is molten.

(13) Further, as shown in FIGS. 1C and 1D, the sewing part 10 shown in FIG. 1A is pressed by the press mold 6 to a portion of the mold pad 3 where the adhesive 11 is molten. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 1D, by impregnation of the non-woven cloth 9 with the molten adhesive 11, the mold pad 3 and the sewing part 10 can be bonded to each other. That is to say, by sewing up a cloth such as a non-woven cloth which can be impregnated with an adhesive to the sewing part of the trim cover, the trim cover can be bonded even when raw material of the trim cover is leather such as synthetic leather or genuine leather which is not impregnated with an adhesive.

(14) Also, when the trim cover is of genuine leather, there is a problem that, when heated steam is applied, hardening, shrinkage, discoloration, and the like may occur by heat or moisture of the heated steam. However, in the present embodiment, the heating steam is applied to the adhesive disposed on the mold pad 3 side, the steam is stopped at the timing when the adhesive is molten, the trim cover is thereafter pressed to the mold pad 3 to be bonded, therefore heat and moisture by the heating steam are hardly transferred to the trim cover, and the problem of hardening, shrinkage, discoloration, and the like by heat and moisture of a case the trim cover is of genuine leather can be solved.

(15) Also, the non-woven cloth 9 forming the sewing part 10 only has to be of raw material that can be impregnated with an adhesive, may be of raw material having a mesh, hole, or gap where the adhesive can easily enter, and may be of raw material of urethane for example.

(16) Also, the sewing part that forms the accent line may be a point or a plane other than a line.

(17) Further, although explanation is made on a seat for a vehicle in the present embodiment, the present invention is not limited to it, can be applied to a marine vessel and an aircraft, and is applicable to a seat that is formed by bonding skin material to a foam pad.

(18) Also, although it is explained above that the skin material covering the mold pad is the trim cover, the present invention is not limited to it, and is applicable even when the skin material and wadding for example form the trim cover.

(19) Although the embodiment is explained above, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and includes various modifications. Also, the embodiment described above is explained in detail for easy understanding of the present invention, and the present invention is not necessarily limited to those including all configurations having been explained. Further, it is also possible that a part of the configuration of the embodiment is replaced by another configuration.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST

(20) 1: Trim cover, 2: Accent line, 3: Mold pad, 4: Hot melt adhesive, 5: Sewing part, 6: Press mold, 7: Steam nozzle, 8: Heating steam, 9: Non-woven cloth, 10: Sewing part, 11: Adhesive