Ikeda Bussan Co. Ltd.

Mikio Akai

Ichiro Matsuura

Norio Yanagishita

Masami Mori

Kiichiro Ishimaru

Herein disclosed is a mold assembly for molding a frame-installed and skin-covered seat cushion structure, which includes a mold having a cavity formed therein; a retainer jig adapted to be put on the mold, the retainer jig being equipped with clamps for clamping a frame of the seat cushion structure to be produced; a lid adapted to be put on the mold with an interposal of the retainer jig therebetween; and a sealing element for achieving a sealing between the mold and the lid upon proper putting of the lid on the mold.

Mold assembly for molding frame-installed and skin-covered seat cushion

A method of producing a skin-covered foamed plastic article, which includes preparing a lower mold which has a cavity formed therein; putting a bag-shaped outer skin member into the cavity, the skin member having a porous inner layer; pouring a foamable material for the foamed plastic article into the bag-shaped outer skin member; and controlling a pressure in the cavity in such a manner that the inner layer becomes saturated to a predetermined degree during curing of the material.

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Ayase, Japan

Mikio Akai