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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2018
Applicant:
Tesla, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Inventor:
Forrest Wen Liau, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Tesla, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 7/18 (2006.01); B29C 44/14 (2006.01); B29K 75/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/58 (2006.01); B60N 2/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 7/18 (2013.01); B29C 44/145 (2013.01); B29C 44/148 (2013.01); B60N 2/7017 (2013.01); B29K 2075/00 (2013.01); B29L 2031/58 (2013.01); B29L 2031/771 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for forming a skin-foam architecture for a seat. The method includes loading a backing cover into a first portion of the tool. The method includes applying and curing a skin on a second portion of the tool, the skin including a first layer, and a second layer under the first layer. The method includes laminating a mesh under the skin. The method includes attaching and curing a foam layer under the mesh and the skin. The method includes mating the first and second portions of the tool. The method includes introducing foam between the mated first and second portions of the tool.