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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2010
Ornela Zekavica, Northville, MI (US);
Daniel J. Sakkinen, Highland, MI (US);
Mark S. Williamson, Highland, MI (US);
Antoine Kmeid, Canton, MI (US);
Alexander I. Balin, Holland, MI (US);
Piotr Roszczenko, Holland, MI (US);
Yannis Poulos, Holland, MI (US);
Edward J. Lamont, Holland, MI (US);
Ornela Zekavica, Northville, MI (US);
Daniel J. Sakkinen, Highland, MI (US);
Mark S. Williamson, Highland, MI (US);
Antoine Kmeid, Canton, MI (US);
Alexander I. Balin, Holland, MI (US);
Piotr Roszczenko, Holland, MI (US);
Yannis Poulos, Holland, MI (US);
Edward J. Lamont, Holland, MI (US);
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
A seat structure may be installed in a seat assembly. The seat structure may comprise plurality of tube members forming a substantially closed structure. Some of the tube members have a substantially uniform cross-sectional area along a substantial portion of its respective longitudinal length. At least a first set of the tube members has at least one of a different dimensional property and a different material property from a second set of the tube members such that mechanical properties of each tube member is configured for stress requirements for a respective region that the respective tube member occupies. The plurality of tube members are joined such that the plurality of tube members are in fixed positions relative to each other.