TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to a vehicle seating system and a method for producing a vehicle seating system.

BACKGROUND

Vehicle seating systems often include a base or cushion material, such as a polyurethane foam, and a trim cover material, which may be leather, cloth, or some other material meeting the functional and aesthetic requirements of the application. Attaching the trim cover material to the base material presents a variety of challenges, particularly with seats that have a complex geometry with various contours, including concave and convex portions. Mechanical attachment devices such as hog rings may be used, but may not be effective to maintain a desired level of contact between the trim cover material and the base material, especially in areas away from the attachment devices. It would therefore be desirable to have a seating system, and method for producing such a seating system, that provides a desired level of contact between the trim cover material and a base material over a variety of contours.

SUMMARY

Embodiments described herein may include a method for producing a vehicle seating system having a seat part with a trim material disposed over a base material includes. The method may include providing an attachment arrangement including an adhesive layer disposed between a non-adhesive layer and a cover layer, and positioning the attachment arrangement within a mold with the cover layer disposed toward an outside of the mold and the non-adhesive layer disposed toward an inside of the mold. The base material may be molded in the mold around at least a portion of the attachment arrangement such that the cover layer is accessible from outside the molded base material and the non-adhesive layer is not accessible from outside the base material. After the base material is molded, the cover layer is removed from the adhesive layer, and the adhesive layer is attached to a back side of the trim material.

Embodiments described herein may include a method for producing a vehicle seating system having a seat part with a trim material disposed over a base material. The method may include configuring an attachment arrangement to include an adhesive material and a non-adhesive material bonded to the adhesive material. The method may also include molding the base material onto the non-adhesive material such that a surface of the adhesive material faces outward away from the base material, and disposing the trim material over the base material such that a back side of the trim material is adhered to the adhesive material.

Embodiments described herein may include a vehicle seating system that has a seat part including a base material covered with a trim material. The seating system may also include an attachment arrangement integral with the base material. The attachment arrangement may include an adhesive material bonded to a non-adhesive material. The trim material may include a front side and a back side, which is adhered to the adhesive material of the attachment arrangement.

Embodiments described herein may include an attachment arrangement configured as a pad molded into a foam seat cushion to facilitate attachment of a trim cover to the cushion. The pad may have a textile layer facing into the mold and an adhesive layer facing to the outside of the mold. The textile layer may be configured to allow the foam to strongly adhere to it, and the adhesive layer may be configured to allow the trim cover to strongly adhere to it. A liner covering may form a third layer positioned over the adhesive layer during the molding process. The liner may be removed to expose the adhesive prior to assembling the trim cover to the foam.

