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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
May. 18, 2012
Christopher Mark Rockwell, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael David Franz, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Alice Knoebel, Novi, MI (US);
Douglas J. Krueger, Jr., Macomb, MI (US);
Anup Viswanathan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Daniel Jerome Wiegand, Macomb, MI (US);
Christopher Mark Rockwell, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael David Franz, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Alice Knoebel, Novi, MI (US);
Douglas J. Krueger, Jr., Macomb, MI (US);
Anup Viswanathan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Daniel Jerome Wiegand, Macomb, MI (US);
TOYOTA BOSHOKU AMERICA, INC., Novi, MI (US);
Abstract
A seat cushion of a vehicle seat includes a cushion made of foam and at least one motor assembly located in the cushion. The at least one motor assembly includes a housing having a first portion and a second portion, and one of the first portion and the second portion includes a meltable feature located near a location of contact of the first portion and the second portion. The meltable feature melts to secure the first portion of the housing to the second portion of the housing to retain a motor within the housing.