Patent ID: 11890998
Assignee: LEAR CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC A  B

Claim 15:
16. A seat assembly comprising:
a seat bottom, wherein a first central recess is formed in a rear region of the seat bottom;
a seat back connected for movement relative to the seat bottom, wherein a second central recess is formed in a lower, rear region of the seat back, aligned with the first central recess;
a trim panel attached to a lower region of the seat back to extend over a portion of the seat bottom, wherein the trim panel is contoured with a pair of lateral outboard regions and a central region to extend into the first central recess and the second central recess;
wherein the trim panel is formed from a flat layer with slots between the central region and each of the pair of lateral outboard regions and the lateral outboard regions are attached to the central region at webs beneath the slots; and
a trim panel cover that is oversized relative to the trim panel, wherein the trim panel cover and the trim panel are sewn together to contour to the first central recess and the second central recess of the seat back and the seat bottom.