Lear Corporation

John Sapielak

Don Hamilton

John F Nathan

Raymond Ormachea

Robert Bailey

Gary Rock

Brian H Scholfield

Scott A Barber

Dennis Sosnowski

Glenn Kremer

Greg Krom

Matt Debusk

Derek Thomas

Mark Marentic

Troy Deuchler

Roland Monk

Ron Monk

The present invention relates to a weight-drop machine for calibrating and verifying the calibration of an occupant detection system in a vehicle. The machine comprises a lift frame that is adapted to support and lift a seat pallet toward a keeper plate to cause the pallet to engage the keeper plate so that the pallet is prevented from movement. Another weight-drop machine a weight supported for movement relative to a frame, which, in turn, is supported for movement in a direction having both a horizontal component and a vertical component of movement in a single motion. Yet another weight-drop machine comprises one or more sensors that are adapted to sense the position of a vehicle seat. Still another weight-drop machine comprises a sensor for measuring displacement of the drop weight. A towel bar lift may be provided for lifting a towel bar for operating a manual seat lock mechanism.

Machine for testing occupant restraint system

An assembly for use in bonding an trim cover to a foam pad along a pair of conveyor line in a process of a plurality of stations. A plurality of tool carriers are transported along each of the conveyor lines to each station. The tool carrier supports at least one mold assembly for bonding an air impervious adhesive film between the cover and the foam pad. A collar assembly pivotally supports a press platen above the mold assembly and provides pivotal movement between an open position spaced at a predetermined angle above the mold assembly and a closed position compressing the foam pad against the trim cover and mold assembly. The tool carrier includes a pair of vacuum inlet connectors for engagement by a vacuum snorkel to provide vacuum pressure to the mold assembly and travel with the tool carrier along the conveyor line between consecutive process stations. The tool carrier also includes a pair of heat connectors and a second dirty vacuum connector which are engaged at several stations by heat snorkels and a vacuum snorkel, respectively, to provide heat to the mold assembly for melting the adhesive and then dirty vacuum pressure to cure the bond between the trim cover and foam pad. A striker assembly is positioned above the tool carrier at two different process stations for pivoting and locking the press platen between the open and closed positions.

Method and apparatus for bonding a trim cover to a foam pad along a

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Dearborn Heights, MI, United States of America

John Sapielak