Lear Corporation

Laura Schulz

Ronald L Miotto

William Paruszkiewicz

Jason Sacco

Paul S Severinski

Louella Ann Patterson

Thomas A Welch, Sr

James Bradley Clauser

Pusheng Chen

Benedict J Messina

Rochelle Kirzhner

Ron Miotto

Julian Svaighert

A trim cover assembly includes a trim cover disposable on a seat cushion, the trim cover having an A-side defining an occupant surface and a B-side, opposite the A-side, facing an external surface of the seat cushion. The trim cover defines a support area which, when disposed over the seat cushion, corresponds to a seat belt buckle and a recess corresponding to the seat belt buckle. The trim cover assembly also includes a trim support member secured on the B-side of the trim cover, and corresponding to at least a portion of the support area. The trim support member defines an engagement region for engaging a seat frame to form a support extension from the seat frame to provide support to the trim cover over the seat belt buckle and recess.

Trim support member

A trim cover assembly includes a trim cover disposable over a cushion having a release handle bezel assembly, the trim cover has an A-side and a B-side, opposite the A-side, facing an external surface of the cushion. The trim cover defines a cover opening that, when disposed over the cushion, generally corresponds to a release handle of the release handle bezel assembly. The trim cover assembly also includes a trim retainer on the B-side of the trim cover having an outer periphery and an inner periphery defining a retainer opening generally corresponding to at least a portion of the cover opening. The trim retainer is configured to engage a housing of the release handle bezel assembly such that the trim cover assembly can be secured to the housing and between the housing and a bezel of the release handle bezel assembly.

Trim retention member

A trim panel is sized to be attached to a lower region of a seat back and extend over a portion of a seat bottom. The trim panel is formed from a flexible material without carpet.

Seat trim panel

A vehicle seat includes a seat frame including a frame component and a seat pad supported by the seat frame, with the seat pad defining an opening therethrough such that the seat frame is accessible via the opening. The vehicle seat also includes a trim cover assembly disposed over the seat pad. The trim cover assembly includes a trim cover having a flap portion sized to extend through the opening in the seat pad with a first fastener, and a securing flap having a retainer secured thereon. The securing flap includes a second fastener cooperable with the first fastener. The retainer is connected to the frame component to attach the securing flap to the seat frame, and the flap portion is positioned through the opening and connected to the securing flap via the first and second fasteners to define a faux hole.

Trim cover attachment with faux hole design

A vehicle seat trim assembly for concealing a vehicle seat frame is provided with at least two adjacent panels, which are oriented at angles relative to each other. At least one slot extends through the at least two adjacent panels. An interior lining is formed from a flexible nonwoven fabric material and sewn within the at least one slot. The interior lining includes a slot with a width smaller than the width of the at least one slot in the at least two adjacent panels to enclose the slot in the at least two adjacent panels and to deform to provide clearance for a head restraint post. An embroidered seam is sewn into the vehicle seat trim member around the at least one slot and sewn into the interior lining to attach the interior lining to the at least two adjacent panels.

Vehicle seat trim member and assembly

A trim cover assembly securable over a cushion is provided. The trim cover assembly includes a leather trim material. A trim fastener is attached to the leather trim material for retaining the trim cover to the cushion. Therein the trim fastener elastically deformable so that the fastener that elongates between an extended position and a retracted position to allow the leather trim material to expand while minimizing deformation.

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Bloomfield Hills, MI, United States of America

Laura Schulz