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Seat back frame and method of manufacturing the same

a technology for seat backs and seats, applied in seat frames, transportation and packaging, chair frames, etc., can solve the problems of increased production costs, increased weight of seats of vehicles, and rather expensive light-weight materials, so as to facilitate a relatively easy installation and improve mechanical strength

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-12-08
HYUNDAI MOTOR CO LTD
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[0007] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a seat back frame of a vehicle is manufactured using a magnesium alloy. The magnesium alloy seat back frame has an improved mechanical strength by forming a reinforcing element with a U-shaped cross-section. The U-shaped cross-section is formed as an integral body that spans over the front side, as well as, both right and left sides of a frame housing the seat back frame. The front side of the frame is provided with a belt-shaped reinforcing element as an integral body. Thus, the seat is enabled to selectively install two different kinds of separable head rests and facilitates a relatively easy installation of any newly developed products.

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In recent years, as vehicles have become more and more luxurious, the requirements for vehicles to comply with the traffic laws and safety regulations has increased, and vehicle owners' growing concerns on conveniences have increased the seats of vehicles have tended to increase in weight.
Thereby, the manufacturer has been able to compensate the increased production cost resulting from using a rather expensive light-weighted material.
However, the physical properties of the magnesium alloy are inferior to those of steels, and thus ‘concept designs’ considering the above deficiency should be conducted.

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[0019] According to an embodiment of the present invention a seat back frame, shown in FIGS. 1A, 1B, and 2, of a vehicle is manufactured using a magnesium alloy. A reinforcing frame 11, including a U-shaped cross-section, is formed as an integral body spanning over the front side as well as both right and left sides of a frame housing 10, which is known vulnerable to concentrated stress. The front side of the frame is provided with a belt-shaped reinforcing element 12 as an integral body. The reinforcing element 12 has a structure such that the recliner region is the thickest as well as the widest while it becomes thinner as well as narrower toward the head rest region.

[0020] According to another embodiment, a seat back frame of a vehicle manufactured using a magnesium alloy, shown in FIGS. 1A, 1B, and 2, includes guide brackets 13, 14, of FIGS. 4 and 5, respectively, that guide the installation of headrest to the frame housing 10. Further, a separable bracket structure is fixed to...

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Abstract

A seat back frame of a vehicle using a magnesium alloy results in a seat back frame having the properties of a conventional steel press seat back frame. The seat back frame is reinforced regarding its strength and tapers from wider at the lower portion to thinner toward a head rest. The advantageous properties of the alloy seat, such as weight and castability, are much improved over the conventional. The method of molding such a seat back frame include molding the alloy into a mold via even disbursement about a casting gate.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S) [0001] The present application is based on, and claims priority to Korean Application No. 2004-0041231, filed on Jun. 7, 2004, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] Generally, the present invention relates to a seat back frame of a vehicle. More particularly, the seat back frame is manufactured using a magnesium alloy and a method of manufacturing the same is also provided. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] In recent years, as vehicles have become more and more luxurious, the requirements for vehicles to comply with the traffic laws and safety regulations has increased, and vehicle owners' growing concerns on conveniences have increased the seats of vehicles have tended to increase in weight. Therefore, as a way to reduce the weight of a seat, seat back frames have been manufactured using light-weight materials instead of steels. [0004] More specifically, when seat back frames a...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B60N2/90A47C7/02A47C7/40B22D11/12B22D17/00B22D17/22B22D17/32B22D21/04B60N2/64B60N2/68
CPCA47C7/40B60N2/686B60N2/682B60N2/64
Inventor KIM, JAE JOONG
Owner HYUNDAI MOTOR CO LTD
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