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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2003
Applicants:
Takayuki Seto, Hiroshima, JP;
Ryugo Fujihara, Hiroshima, JP;
Hiroshi Sainose, Hiroshima, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C031/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A seat cushion for a vehicle seat unit comprising a cushioning pad upholstered with a seat covering and a flexible but inelastic planar film with an electrically conductive element buried therein that is disposed between the cushioning pad and the seat covering. The cushioning pad has tuck-in grooves in which the seat covering is locally retained. The planar film is thickened at locations where the planar film transverses the tuck-in grooves for reinforcement.