Patent ID: 8974003
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: B60N,G10K

Abstract:
1. A sound blocking rear seat assembly for an automotive vehicle, the rear seat assembly comprising: a seat back located adjacent to and extending generally upward from a seat bottom, the seat bottom defining a width extending laterally relative to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle and further defining at least two seating locations for passengers in the vehicle, the seat bottom further including a seat base extending substantially the width of the seat bottom and beneath each of the seating locations, a sound-blocking layer incorporated into the seat bottom, the sound blocking layer being a nonporous resilient layer extending substantially continuously over the width of the seat bottom, a resilient seat cushion also incorporated into the seat bottom, and a trim layer located over the seat cushion layer, wherein the sound-blocking layer provides a decrease in sound transmission of between about 0.1-2 dB as compared to a seat bottom of the same construction without the sound-blocking layer.