Gebr. Happich Gmbh

Helmut Henne

Joachim Janz

The invention concerns a cushioned body for use in the interior of automotive vehicles, such as an armrest. A generally flat cushioning body comprised of elastic foam plastic has a stiffening insert imbedded in it. The stiffening insert is in the form of a mat, like a fiberglass cloth. Two rows of integral projections project from one surface of the cushioned body, and the projections include foamed sections of the stiffening insert. The projections along opposite longitudinal edges of the body are bent outward, oppositely to each other for facilitating securement of the cushioning body. Stiffening stop projections are placed on the inwardly facing sides of the projections in one row. As appropriate, the cushioned body is bent, for covering over a bent vehicle body section, as in an armrest, or the like.

Cushioning body for the interior of a vehicle, or the like

The disclosure concerns a foam body which is supported by an embedded reinforcing insert. The foam body may serve as a vehicle dashboard, or the like. The reinforcing insert includes harder parts in the form of straps around the ends of the insert and extending across the insert defining open areas and also plates having openings through them. The insert includes more yieldable parts comprised of textile-like material which extends over some of the open areas defined by the hard parts of the insert, but leaving still other open areas of the hard part uncovered. A skin layer over the exterior of the foam body extends into openings in the foam body which are defined at some of the open areas of the insert. The foam body also has recesses, and some of these recesses are at open areas of the insert.

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Wuppertal, Germany

Helmut Henne