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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2005
Applicants:
Axel Geisler, Burscheid, DE;
Michael Hamers, Biedenkopf, DE;
Andreas Schmitter, Wuppertal, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Johnson Controls GmbH, Burscheid, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 7/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A seat structure includes a frame having a plurality of parts having respective joining surfaces. Two respective joining surfaces, which belong to two respective different parts, are joined to one another by laser-welding. A method of forming a seat frame having a plurality of parts includes the steps of positioning the parts in a fixture, fixing the position of the parts relative to one another and laser-welding the parts to form the seat frame.