US 12,168,405 B2
Seat back frame assemblies and seat assemblies including pultrusion reinforcements
Jacob A. Herget, Ypsilanti, MI (US); John Salvia, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Todd Rupert Muck, Fowlerville, MI (US); Vikas Bhatia, South Lyon, MI (US); Gregory T. Donovan, Britton, MI (US); Matthew F. Parkinson, Wyandotte, MI (US); and Steven R. Perucca, Clinton Twp, MI (US)
Assigned to Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US); BASF SE, Wyandotte, MI (US); and Flex-N-Gate Advanced Product Development, LLC, Warren, MI (US)
Filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US); BASF SE, Ludwigshafen am Rhein (DE); and FLEX-N-GATE ADVANCED PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, LLC, Warren, MI (US)
Filed on Jan. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/571,147.
Prior Publication US 2023/0219473 A1, Jul. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. B60N 2/68 (2006.01); B60N 2/225 (2006.01); B60N 2/02 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/682 (2013.01) [B60N 2/2252 (2013.01); B60N 2/686 (2013.01); B60N 2/02258 (2023.08)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seat back assembly comprising:
a pultrusion reinforcement having a generally hat shape formed by a base wall, a pair of side walls that extend from side edges of the base wall, and a pair of flanges that extend from side edges of the pair of side walls; and
a seat back frame formed of a resin material, the seat back frame is only partially overmolded onto the pultrusion reinforcement such that the pultrusion reinforcement is configured to be visually inspected through a plurality of apertures and a plurality of slots formed in the seat back frame.