Patent ID: 9707878
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: B21D,B60N,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method of manufacturing a seat back structure, comprising: bending a single piece of material via a plurality of stamping processes to form the seat back structure, wherein the seat back structure comprises a web extending about a central opening, an inner flange extending about an inner perimeter of the web adjacent to the central opening, and an outer flange extending about an outer perimeter of the web, wherein the inner flange is formed by bending via a first stamping process of the plurality of stamping processes, and the outer flange is formed by bending via a second stamping process of the plurality of stamping processes; wherein bending the single piece of material comprises bending a plurality of support tabs, each extending from the outer flange; and wherein bending the plurality of support tabs comprises bending each support tab of the plurality of support tabs toward the web, such that each support tab of the plurality of support tabs includes a first portion angled toward the web and a second portion extending from the first portion to a distal end of the support tab, wherein the second portion is substantially flat and extends substantially parallel to the web.