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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2001
David M. Hensel, Canton, MI (US);
Jeffery A. DeBoer, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Johnson Controls Technology Corporation, Plymouth, MI (US);
Abstract
An upper back support in a vehicle seat, with the vehicle seat having a base assembly including a seat support. The seat member is supported on the base assembly and a back frame is pivoted to the base assembly for movement. A back shell is connected to the back frame and an upper back support is coupled to the back shell. The upper back support comprises a panel having a lower portion and an upper portion, with the lower portion flexibly coupled to the back shell of the vehicle seat. A resilient member is coupled to the panel proximate the upper portion and to the back shell of the vehicle seat. An additional resilient member can be coupled to the panel proximate the upper portion and to the back shell of the vehicle seat in a spaced apart relationship to the other resilient member.