JP5319277B2 - Cushion body manufacturing method and seat seat manufacturing method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a manufacturing method and a seat sheet for the cushion body, in particular to a method of manufacturing a manufacturing method and a seat sheet for the cushion body using the fibrous structure composed of polyester fibers.

Conventionally, a seat in which a fiber structure made of polyester fiber or the like is used as a cushion body is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).
The fiber structure used for the seat of the patent document 1 is a matrix fiber made of a non-elastic polyester-based crimped short fiber aggregate, and a web in which heat-adhesive composite short fibers are dispersed and mixed as an adhesive component, It is formed in a state of being sequentially folded in a forested state along its length direction. That is, this fibrous structure is formed by folding a web into an accordion shape to a predetermined thickness.

  In the seat sheet described in Patent Document 1, a plurality of fiber structures are laminated at the seating portion and the backrest portion to form a cushion body, and the cushion body is covered with an outer skin. Therefore, in this seat, since the web forest direction (cushion body thickness direction) is oriented along the load direction at the time of sitting, the seat seat has an appropriate hardness with respect to the load direction as well as air permeability. The load can be dispersed. For this reason, this seat sheet can have a soft tactile sensation that is not found in urethane that has been generally used conventionally.

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In the seat of patent document 1, since it has the structure where the longitudinal direction of a fiber follows a load direction, it is possible to support sufficient load, maintaining tactile feeling softly.
However, in the seat of Patent Document 1, the seat portion and the backrest portion are simply formed by laminating a plurality of accordion-like fiber structures, so that a soft tactile sensation can be obtained, but the seat seat is durable. There was a problem of inferiority.
On the other hand, when the number of laminated fiber structures is increased in order to improve durability, a certain degree of hardness can be obtained, but there is a disadvantage that the soft touch unique to the fiber structure is lost.

An object of the present invention, the production of the production method and seat sheet of soft touch feeling and durability both can be ensured cushion of a fibrous structure having a predetermined thickness folded in forest conditions by stacking a plurality It is to provide a method.

In the method for manufacturing a cushion body according to the present invention, a plurality of fiber structures in which main fibers and binder fibers are mixed are laminated, and the load in the thickness direction is greater than the fiber structure between the plurality of laminated fiber structures. degree deflection for small load receiving member is arranged, the hardness of the fibrous structure disposed on the load receiving face side receiving load from the outside of the load receiving member by Riku cushion body, the more the load receiving member A cushion body manufacturing method for manufacturing a cushion body formed lower than the hardness of a fiber structure disposed on a non-load receiving surface side that does not receive a load from the outside of the cushion body, wherein the main fiber and the binder fiber A fibrous structure forming step of forming the fibrous structure in a laminated state by sequentially folding a web mixed with a predetermined length, laminating a plurality of the fibrous structures, and a plurality of the fibrous structures. In a state where a load receiving member having a smaller degree of bending with respect to a load in the thickness direction than the fiber structure is disposed between the bodies, the fiber structure and the load receiving member are placed in a mold having a cavity of a predetermined shape. The fiber structure in the mold and the load receiver in a fiber structure arranging step in which the fiber structure is placed and compressed in a compressed state, and in a high-pressure steam molding machine in which the internal pressure is increased to a pressure higher than atmospheric pressure. And a molding step of forming a cushion body by spraying steam through steam holes formed in the mold surface of the molding die to form a cushion body in the member. In the molding step, a load from the outside of the cushion body The amount of steam introduced from the non-load-receiving surface side that is not subjected to the load is formed to be larger than the amount of steam introduced from the load-receiving surface side that receives the load from the outside of the cushion body. .

As described above, the method for manufacturing a cushion body according to the present invention integrally molds in a molding die by arranging a plurality of fiber structures and load receiving members in a molding die and placing them in a compressed state and thermoforming them. be able to. For this reason, it is possible to omit the bonding step compared to the case where the fiber structure and the load receiving member or the fiber structure are bonded with an adhesive or the like, thereby reducing the tact time required for manufacturing the cushion body. It can be shortened.
Furthermore, in the molding process, the amount of steam introduced from the non-load receiving surface side that does not receive a load from the outside of the cushion body is larger than the amount of steam introduced from the load receiving surface side that receives a load from the outside of the cushion body. At this time, it is preferable that the load receiving member disposed between the plurality of fiber structures has lower air permeability than the fiber structures. When the air permeability of the load receiving member is low, the steam introduced from the non-load receiving surface side is exhausted while the flow of the steam is obstructed by the load receiving member and is hardly introduced into the fiber structure on the load receiving surface side. The Therefore, the amount of heat supplied to the fiber structure disposed on the load receiving surface side is less than the amount of heat supplied to the fiber structure disposed on the non-load receiving surface side, and the fiber disposed on the load receiving surface side. It can be a process more suitable for forming the structure with low hardness.

Further, in the cushion body manufacturing method of the present invention, the fiber structure in the mold and the load receiving member are placed on the mold surface of the mold in a high-pressure steam molding machine in which the internal pressure is increased to a pressure higher than the atmospheric pressure. Steam is blown through the formed steam holes and thermoformed to form a cushion body. Thereby, the vapor | steam sprayed on the shaping | molding die can pass the inside of a fiber structure through the vapor | steam hole formed in the shaping | molding die, hold | maintaining at shaping | molding temperature, without carrying out adiabatic expansion. At this time, since steam has a larger heat capacity than hot air, in the present invention, the fiber structure can be formed in a short time, and the forming time is greatly shortened. Moreover, since the time for heat-treating the fiber structure is shortened by shortening the molding time, the texture of the cushion body after molding can be improved.

At this time, the atmospheric pressure is more preferably a saturated vapor pressure at a temperature which is equal to or higher than the melting point of the binder fiber and lower than the melting point of the main fiber. In this way, when steam is blown in a high-pressure steam machine that is higher than the melting point of the binder fiber and lower than the melting point of the main fiber, the steam has a larger heat capacity than the hot air. The fiber can be melted in a short time, and the molding time can be greatly shortened.

  In this case, the mold has a region corresponding to the non-load receiving surface side that does not receive a load from the outside of the cushion body, rather than a region corresponding to the load receiving surface side that receives a load from the outside of the cushion body. It is preferable that a large number of the steam holes are formed, and in the molding step, steam is blown onto the fiber structure through the steam holes on the non-load receiving surface side.

Thus, the manufacturing method of the cushion body of the present invention, since towards the non-load receiving face side of the mold sac Chi load heavy-receiving surface side a large number of steam holes, from the side of the non-load receiving face side The amount of steam introduced into the mold becomes larger than the amount of steam introduced from the load receiving surface side. As the amount of steam supplied increases, the number of fibers fused and fixed by thermoforming increases, so that the structure of the fiber structure becomes stronger and the hardness increases. For this reason, the hardness of the surface layer of the fiber structure disposed on the non-load receiving surface side is higher than the hardness of the surface layer of the fiber structure disposed on the load receiving surface side. That is, the load receiving surface side that receives a load from the outside due to seating or the like can reduce the hardness and increase the degree of bending with respect to the load, and the non-load receiving surface side can reduce the degree of bending with respect to the load.
Therefore, it is possible to provide a cushion body having both a soft tactile sensation during sitting and durability against a load caused by sitting.

Moreover, the said fiber structure arrangement | positioning process is arrange | positioned between the load receiving surface which receives the load from the outside of the said cushion body, and the said load receiving member according to the tactile sensation requested | required of the cushion body after thermoforming. It is preferable to laminate by adjusting the number of fiber structures.
Thus, according to the cushion body manufacturing method of the present invention, the load receiving member when the seated person sits according to the number of fiber structures between the load receiving surface and the load receiving member, that is, the thickness. You can have a different tactile feel. Therefore, it is possible to manufacture a cushion body having a desired tactile sensation.

  The seat seat manufacturing method of the present invention is a seat seat manufacturing method including a cushion body and a seat frame that supports the cushion body, and the cushion body is formed by the above-described cushion body manufacturing method. And a step of attaching the cushion body to the seat frame.

  As described above, the seat seat manufacturing method of the present invention uses the cushion body having a soft tactile sensation and durability as described above. It becomes possible to provide a seat with both sides.

  According to the present invention, since it is formed of a fiber structure in which main fibers and binder fibers are mixed, a soft tactile sensation is provided by receiving a load from the outside of the cushion body and flexing greatly in the load direction. Can do. In addition, since the load receiving member has a smaller degree of bending with respect to the load in the thickness direction than the fiber structure and maintains a certain degree of hardness, the load received by the fiber structure is dispersed to improve durability. Can be made. Therefore, according to the cushion body of the present invention, it is possible to realize both soft tactile sensation and durability.

It is explanatory drawing of a seat. It is explanatory drawing of the fiber direction of a web. It is explanatory drawing of the manufacturing process of a sheet-like fiber structure. It is explanatory drawing before lamination | stacking of a sheet-like fiber structure. It is explanatory drawing of a shaping | molding die. It is explanatory drawing of the manufacturing process of a cushion body. It is explanatory drawing of the manufacturing process of a cushion body. It is a section explanatory view of a cushion body. It is a section explanatory view of a cushion body. It is a section explanatory view of the cushion object concerning other embodiments. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which cut | disconnected the seating part of the seat sheet in the width direction.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Seat seat 2 Web 4a 1st sheet-like fiber structure (fiber structure)
4a-1 Upper sheet-like fiber structure (fiber structure)
4a-2 Lower sheet-like fiber structure (fiber structure)
4b Second sheet-like fiber structure (fiber structure)
4b-1 Upper sheet-like fiber structure (fiber structure)
4b-2 Lower sheet-like fiber structure (fiber structure)
4c U-shaped sheet-like fiber structure 4d Convex sheet-like fiber structure 4e Load receiving member 10 Seating portion 10a Seating surface (load receiving surface)
10b Back surface (non-load receiving surface)
11, 21 Cushion bodies 13 and 23 Skin 15 and 25 Seat frame 17 Trim cord 19 Engagement part 20 Backrest part 40 Mold 40a Cavity 41 First mold 42 Second mold 43 Steam hole 50 High-pressure steam molding machine 61 Driving roller 62 Hot air Suction heat treatment machine a Fibers constituting the web b Length direction of the web c Fiber directions constituting the web θ Angle formed by the fiber length direction with respect to the web length direction

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The members, arrangements, and the like described below are not intended to limit the present invention and can be variously modified within the scope of the gist of the present invention.

  1 to 8 relate to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of a seat seat, FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of a fiber direction of a web, and FIG. 3 is a manufacturing process of a sheet-like fiber structure. FIG. 4 is an explanatory view before lamination of the sheet-like fiber structure, FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of the mold, FIGS. 6 and 7 are explanatory views of the manufacturing process of the cushion body, and FIG. 8 is a cross section of the cushion body. It is explanatory drawing.

  The seat 1 of this example can be applied to seats of cars, trains, airplanes, etc., and can also be applied to various chairs such as office chairs and nursing chairs. As shown in FIG. 1, the seat 1 of this example includes a seating portion 10 and a backrest portion 20. The seating portion 10 and the backrest portion 20 are configured such that cushion bodies 11 and 21 are placed on seat frames 15 and 25, respectively, and the cushion bodies 11 and 21 are covered with skins 13 and 23.

  About the cushion body of this example, the cushion body 11 of the seat part 10 is taken as an example, and the formation process (cushion body formation process) will be described. The cushion body 21 is also formed by a similar method. As will be described later, the cushion body 11 of this example forms a sheet-like fiber structure as a fiber structure in which the web 2 is folded into a forested state (fiber structure forming step), and the sheet-like fiber structure is formed into a predetermined structure. After cutting into a shape and stacking a plurality of layers and placing them in a molding die 40 in which a plurality of vapor holes 43, which are ventilation holes, are formed on the mold surface (fiber structure arranging step), high pressure is applied while the molding die 40 is pressed. It is formed by high-pressure steam molding in the steam molding machine 50 (molding process).

  First, the web 2 for forming the cushion body 11 of this example is demonstrated using FIG. 2 and FIG. In the web 2, a heat-adhesive composite staple fiber having a melting point lower than that of the staple fiber and having a melting point of at least 120 ° C. is dispersed as an adhesive component in a matrix fiber composed of an aggregate of inelastic crimped staple fibers. It is a mixed one.

The web 2 of this example is composed of a non-elastic polyester crimped short fiber as a non-elastic crimped short fiber, a thermoplastic elastomer having a melting point lower by 40 ° C. than the melting point of the polyester polymer constituting the non-elastic polyester crimped short fiber, Heat-adhesive composite short fibers made of elastic polyester are blended so that the fiber direction is mainly in the length direction. The web 2 of this example has a bulkiness of at least 30 kg / m ³ and is a three-dimensional fiber between the heat-adhesive composite short fibers and between the heat-adhesive composite short fibers and the non-elastic polyester-based crimped short fibers. An intersection is formed.

In this example, a hollow polyethylene terephthalate fiber having a single yarn fineness of 12 denier and a fiber length of 64 mm, which has three-dimensional crimps by anisotropic cooling, is used as the inelastic polyester-based crimped short fiber.
Non-elastic polyester-based crimped short fibers may be ordinary polyethylene terephthalate, polytrimethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polyhexamethylene terephthalate, polytetramethylene terephthalate, poly-1,4-dimethylcyclohexane terephthalate, polypivalolactone or these Short fibers made of a copolymerized ester or a blend of these fibers, or composite fibers made of two or more of the above polymer components can be used. Among these short fibers, polyethylene terephthalate, polytrimethylene terephthalate or polybutylene terephthalate short fibers are preferable. Furthermore, latently crimped fibers comprising two types of polyethylene terephthalate, polytrimethylene terephthalate, or combinations thereof, which are different from each other in intrinsic viscosity, and having crimped microcrimps by heat treatment or the like can also be used.

  Moreover, the cross-sectional shape of the short fiber may be circular, flat, irregular, or hollow. The thickness of the short fiber is preferably in the range of 2 to 200 denier, particularly 6 to 100 denier. In addition, when the thickness of the short fiber is small, although the softness is improved, the elasticity of the cushion body is often lowered.

  On the other hand, when the thickness of the short fiber is too large, the handleability, in particular, the formability of the web 2 is deteriorated. In addition, the number of constituents becomes too small, and the number of intersections formed with the heat-adhesive composite short fibers decreases, which makes it difficult for the cushion body to exhibit elasticity, and at the same time, may decrease durability. Furthermore, the texture is too hard.

  In this example, as the thermoadhesive composite short fiber, a thermoplastic polyetherester elastomer having a melting point of 154 ° C. is used as a sheath component, and a polybutylene terephthalate having a melting point of 230 ° C. is used as a core component. A 51 mm core / sheath type heat-fusible conjugate fiber (core / sheath ratio = 60/40: weight ratio) is used.

  The heat-bondable composite short fiber is composed of a thermoplastic elastomer and an inelastic polyester. And what the former occupies at least 1/2 of the fiber surface is preferable. In terms of weight ratio, it is appropriate that the former and the latter are in the range of 30/70 to 70/30 as a composite ratio. The form of the heat-bondable composite short fiber may be either side-by-side or sheath-core type, but the latter is preferred. In this sheath-core type, inelastic polyester is the core, but this core may be concentric or eccentric. In particular, the eccentric type is more preferable because coiled elastic crimps are developed.

  As the thermoplastic elastomer, polyurethane elastomers and polyester elastomers are preferable. The latter is particularly suitable. Examples of polyurethane elastomers include low melting point polyols having a molecular weight of about 500 to 6000, such as dihydroxy polyether, dihydroxy polyester, dihydroxy polycarbonate, dihydroxy polyester amide, and the like, and organic diisocyanates having a molecular weight of 500 or less, such as p, p-diphenylmethane diisocyanate, By reaction of diisocyanate, isophorone diisocyanate, hydrogenated diphenylmethane diisocyanate, xylylene diisocyanate, 2,6-diisocyanate methylcaproate, hexamethylene diisocyanate and the like with a chain extender having a molecular weight of 500 or less, such as glycol, amino alcohol or triol. The resulting polymer. Among these polymers, particularly preferred are polyurethanes using polytetramethylene glycol, poly-ε-caprolactone or polybutylene adipate as a polyol. In this case, p, p′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate is suitable as the organic diisocyanate. As the chain extender, p, p ′ bishydroxyethoxybenzene and 1,4-butanediol are suitable.

  On the other hand, as a polyester-based elastomer, a polyetherester block copolymer obtained by copolymerizing thermoplastic polyester as a hard segment and poly (alkylene oxide) glycol as a soft segment, more specifically, terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid , Aromatic dicarboxylic acids such as phthalic acid, naphthalene-2,6-dicarboxylic acid, naphthalene-2,7-dicarboxylic acid, diphenyl-4,4′-dicarboxylic acid, diphenoxyethanedicarboxylic acid, sodium 3-sulfoisophthalate 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid and other alicyclic dicarboxylic acids, succinic acid, oxalic acid, adipic acid, sebacic acid, dodecanedioic acid, dimer acid and other aliphatic dicarboxylic acids or ester-forming derivatives thereof. At least one dicarboxylic acid 1,4-butanediol, ethylene glycol, trimethylene glycol, tetramethylene glycol, pentamethylene glycol, hexamethylene glycol, neopentyl glycol, decamethylene glycol and other aliphatic diols, or 1,1-cyclohexanedimethanol, At least one diol component selected from alicyclic diols such as 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol and tricyclodecanedimethanol, and ester-forming derivatives thereof, and an average molecular weight of about 400 to 5,000, Polyethylene glycol, poly (1,2- and 1,3-propylene oxide) glycol, poly (tetramethylene oxide) glycol, copolymers of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, ethylene oxide and tetra Of the poly (Alexander oxide) glycol and copolymers of Dorofuran is a terpolymer composed of at least one.

  From the viewpoints of adhesiveness with non-elastic polyester crimped short fibers, temperature characteristics, and strength, block copolymer polyether polyesters having polybutylene terephthalate as a hard segment and polyoxybutylene glycol as a soft segment are preferred. In this case, the polyester portion constituting the hard segment is a main acid component terephthalic acid and a polybutylene terephthalate whose main diol component is a butylene glycol component. Of course, part of this acid component (usually 30 mol% or less) may be substituted with another dicarboxylic acid component or oxycarboxylic acid component, and part of the glycol component (usually 30 mol% or less) is also butylene. It may be substituted with a dioxy component other than the glycol component.

  Moreover, the polyether part which comprises a soft segment may be the polyether substituted by dioxy components other than butylene glycol. In the polymer, various stabilizers, ultraviolet absorbers, thickening and branching agents, matting agents, colorants, and other various improving agents may be blended as necessary.

  The degree of polymerization of the polyester elastomer is preferably in the range of 0.8 to 1.7 dl / g, particularly 0.9 to 1.5 dl / g in terms of intrinsic viscosity. When this intrinsic viscosity is too low, the heat fixing point formed with the inelastic polyester-based crimped short fibers constituting the matrix tends to be broken. On the other hand, if the viscosity is too high, it becomes difficult to form spindle-shaped nodes during heat sealing.

  As a basic characteristic of the thermoplastic elastomer, the elongation at break is preferably 500% or more, and more preferably 800% or more. If the elongation is too low, when the cushion body 11 is compressed and the deformation reaches the heat fixing point, the bond at this portion is easily broken.

On the other hand, the 300% elongation stress of the thermoplastic elastomer is preferably 0.8 kg / mm ² or less, more preferably 0.8 kg / mm ² . If this stress is too large, the heat fixing point becomes difficult to disperse the force applied to the cushion body 11, and when the cushion body 11 is compressed, there is a possibility that the heat fixing point may be destroyed by the force or the destruction. Even if not, the non-elastic polyester-based crimped short fibers constituting the matrix may be distorted or crimped.

  The 300% elongation recovery rate of the thermoplastic elastomer is preferably 60% or more, and more preferably 70% or more. If this elongation recovery rate is low, even if the cushion body 11 is compressed and the heat fixing point is deformed, it may be difficult to return to the original state. These thermoplastic elastomers have a lower melting point than the polymer constituting the inelastic polyester-based crimped short fibers, and the crimps of the crimped short fibers are thermally reduced during the fusing process for forming the heat fixing point. It is necessary not to let it. In this sense, the melting point is preferably 40 ° C. or more, particularly 60 ° C. or more lower than the melting point of the polymer constituting the short fiber. The melting point of such a thermoplastic elastomer can be set to a temperature in the range of 120 to 220 ° C., for example.

  If this difference in melting point is less than 40 ° C., the heat treatment temperature described below during the fusing process becomes too high, causing crimping of the inelastic polyester-based crimped short fibers, and the mechanical properties of the crimped short fibers. The characteristic is deteriorated. If the melting point of the thermoplastic elastomer is not clearly observed, the softening point is observed instead of the melting point.

  On the other hand, as the inelastic polyester used as the counterpart component of the thermoplastic elastomer of the composite fiber, a polyester-based polymer constituting a crimped short fiber forming a matrix as described above is employed. Polyethylene terephthalate, polytrimethylene terephthalate, and polybutylene terephthalate are more preferably employed.

The above-mentioned composite fiber is dispersed and mixed in a range of 20 to 100%, preferably 30 to 80% based on the weight of the web 2.
In the web 2 of this example, the heat-bondable composite short fibers as the binder fibers and the inelastic crimped short fibers as the main fibers are mixed in a weight ratio of 60:40.

  If the dispersion / mixing rate of the composite fiber is too low, the number of heat fixing points may be reduced, and the cushion body 11 may be easily deformed, and the elasticity, rebound and durability may be lowered. In addition, cracks between the arranged mountains may occur.

In this example, inelastic polyester-based crimped short fibers and heat-adhesive composite short fibers are blended in a weight ratio of 40:60, passed through a roller card, and formed into a web 2 having a basis weight of 20 g / m ² . .

The web 2 of this example is formed such that the fibers facing in the length direction have a higher relative proportion than the fibers facing in the lateral direction. That is, the web 2 of this example is formed so as to satisfy the relationship of C ≧ 3D / 2, preferably C ≧ 2D per unit volume.
When the total number per unit volume of the fibers C facing the length direction (continuous direction) and the fibers D facing the lateral direction (web width direction) in the continuous web 2 is examined, C: D = 2: 1 can be confirmed.

Here, the fiber oriented in the length direction of the web 2 is a condition in which the angle θ in the length direction of the fiber with respect to the length direction of the web 2 is 0 ° ≦ θ ≦ 45 ° as shown in FIG. A fiber that is satisfactory and is oriented in the transverse direction (web width direction) is a fiber that satisfies θ satisfying 45 ° <θ ≦ 90 °. In the figure, symbol a represents a fiber constituting the web, symbol b represents a length direction (extending direction) of the web, and symbol c represents a fiber direction constituting the web.
Further, regarding the orientation of the fibers constituting the sheet-like fiber structure, the thickness direction of the sheet-like fiber structure and the direction along the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction are within a range of ± 45 ° with respect to these directions. Means something.

The direction in which each fiber is facing can be observed by extracting random portions at the surface layer portion and the inner layer portion of the web 2 and observing with a transmission optical microscope.
The web 2 has a thickness of 5 mm or more, preferably 10 mm or more, and more preferably 20 mm or more. Usually, the thickness is about 5 to 150 mm.

  Next, the web 2 formed mainly with the fibers along the length direction is folded like an accordion so as to have a predetermined density and a desired thickness as a structure, and between the composite fibers, and After forming a three-dimensional fiber intersection between the non-elastic polyester crimped short fiber and the composite fiber, the temperature is lower than the melting point of the polyester polymer and higher than the melting point (or flow starting point) of the thermoplastic elastomer (up to 80 ° C.). By heat-treating, the elastomer component is heat-sealed at the fiber intersection point, and a flexible heat fixing point is formed.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, a driving roller 61 with a roller surface speed of 2.5 m / min is pushed into a hot-air suction heat treatment machine 62 (heat treatment zone length 5 m, moving speed 1 m / min). Then, the sheet was folded into an accordion shape and treated at 190 ° C. for 5 minutes with a struto equipment to obtain a heat-sealed sheet-like fiber structure having a thickness of 25 mm (fiber structure forming step).

In the sheet-like fiber structure formed in this way, the heat-adhesive composite staple fibers are bonded in a state where they intersect with each other, and the heat-adhesive composite staple fibers and the inelastic crimped staple fibers are combined. In this state, the fixing points that are heat-sealed in a state of crossing are scattered.
The density of the sheet-like fiber structure is suitably in the range of 5 to 200 kg / m ³ for the expression of cushioning properties, breathability, and elasticity.

  By folding the web 2 formed so that the fibers are along the length direction, the sheet-like fiber structure is such that the fibers oriented in the thickness direction are oriented in a direction perpendicular to the thickness direction. The fiber direction is mainly parallel to the thickness direction. That is, in the sheet-like fiber structure of this example, the total number of fibers arranged along the thickness direction per unit volume is A, and the fibers are arranged along the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction. When the total number of B is B, it is formed so as to satisfy the relationship of A ≧ 3B / 2, preferably A ≧ 2B.

Next, the sheet-like fiber structure is cut into a predetermined shape and laminated in the vertical direction (thickness direction T) as shown in FIG. In this example, the first sheet-like fiber structure 4a, the second sheet-like fiber structure 4b, a U-shaped U-shaped sheet-like fiber structure 4c for forming the bank portion of the cushion body 11, The four types of sheet-like fiber structures 4a to 4d and the load receiving member 4e of the convex sheet-like fiber structure 4d for forming a convex part slightly projecting between both thighs are cut into predetermined shapes, respectively. A U-shaped sheet-like fiber structure 4c, a convex sheet-like fiber structure 4d, and a load receiving member 4e are sandwiched between the one-sheet fiber structure 4a and the second sheet-like fiber structure 4b.
In this figure, the width direction of the cushion body 11 is indicated by W, the longitudinal direction is indicated by L, and the thickness direction is indicated by T.

In this example, the 1st sheet-like fiber structure 4a and the 2nd sheet-like fiber structure 4b which has a fiber material and fiber density equivalent to this are laminated | stacked. The fiber density of the first sheet-like fiber structure 4a and the second sheet-like fiber structure 4b before thermoforming is preferably in the range of 10 to 35 kg / m ³ .
The first sheet-like fiber structure 4a and the second sheet-like fiber structure 4b correspond to the fiber structure of the present invention.

  As described above, the first sheet-like fiber structure 4a is formed by a sheet-like fiber structure in which the web 2 in which the main fiber and the binder fiber are mixed is folded into a forested state. The 1st sheet-like fiber structure 4a is arrange | positioned at the seating surface 10a side (upper side of FIG. 4) of the seat 1 and plays the role which receives the load from a seated person's body directly or indirectly through the epidermis. Have.

  The second sheet-like fiber structure 4b is formed from a sheet-like fiber structure made of substantially the same fiber material as the first sheet-like fiber structure 4a. The 2nd sheet-like fiber structure 4b is arrange | positioned among the seat sheets 1 at the seat frame 15 side (lower side of FIG. 4).

A load receiving member 4e as an intermediate layer is disposed between the first sheet-like fiber structure 4a and the second sheet-like fiber structure 4b. The load receiving member 4e is a flat plate-like member, and has a role of supporting and distributing the load in the thickness direction T generated when a seated person sits on the seating surface 10a.
The load receiving member 4e is formed of a material having a smaller degree of bending with respect to the load in the thickness direction T than the first sheet-like fiber structure 4a and the second sheet-like fiber structure 4b. Examples of the material of the load receiving member 4e include resins such as polyester elastomers. As a form of the load receiving member 4e, for example, a fiber sheet obtained by processing a fiber that is durable in the thickness direction, a latent crimpable fiber, a felt-like fiber manufactured by Struto equipment into a plate shape, or a plate of the above resin. It may be a resin molded product molded into a shape.

  A U-shaped sheet-like fiber structure 4c and a convex sheet-like fiber structure 4d are disposed between the first sheet-like fiber structure 4a and the load receiving member 4e. The U-shaped sheet-like fiber structure 4c is a fiber structure for forming a bank portion of the cushion body 11 as will be described later, and the convex sheet-like fiber structure 4d forms a protrusion portion of the cushion body 11. It is the fiber structure for doing.

These sheet-like fiber structures 4a to 4d and the load receiving member 4e are laminated in the thickness direction T thereof. That is, it is laminated so that the fiber direction is aligned in the vertical direction.
In addition, a hot melt film, a hot melt nonwoven fabric, a hot melt film, or the like is provided on a portion where the sheet-like fiber structures 4a to 4d abut each other or a portion where the sheet-like fiber structures 4a to 4d and the load receiving member 4e abut each other. A melt adhesive or the like is disposed.

The sheet-like fiber structures 4a to 4d and the load receiving member 4e laminated in this way are arranged in a forming die 40 as shown in FIG. 5 and pressed (fiber structure arranging step). The mold 40 in this example includes a first mold 41 and a second mold 42. The 1st type | mold 41 is a type | mold which forms the shape of the seating surface 10a side (namely, surface) among the cushion bodies 11, and the 2nd type | mold 42 is the seat frame 15 side, ie, back surface 10b (side surface) among the cushion bodies 11. This is a mold for forming a shape on the non-load receiving surface side.
When the first mold 41 and the second mold 42 are clamped, a cavity 40a having a desired uneven shape of the cushion body 11 is formed. Further, a vapor hole 43 is formed on a part or the whole of the mold surface of the mold 40. In this example, the first mold 41 has almost no vapor holes, whereas the second mold 42 has a plurality of vapor holes 43 formed over the entire surface of the second mold 42.
The molding die 40 may be formed of any one of metals such as iron, steel, and aluminum, glass fibers, carbon fibers, and a resin, or a synthetic resin.

  FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a state in which the sheet-like fiber structures 4a to 4d and the load receiving member 4e are arranged inside and the molding die 40 is clamped. The sheet-like fiber structures 4a to 4d are formed to be about 1.2 to 3.0 times larger in volume than the cavity 40a of the mold 40 in a natural state. Therefore, at the time of mold clamping, the sheet-like fiber structures 4a to 4d and the load receiving member 4e are compressed into the shape of the cavity 40a.

The first sheet-like fiber structure 4 a is accommodated in the cavity 40 a so that the upper surface thereof is in contact with the inner wall surface of the first mold 41. Further, the second sheet-like fiber structure 4b is disposed in the cavity 40a so that the lower surface thereof is in contact with the inner wall surface of the second mold 42.
The load receiving member 4e is disposed between the first sheet-like fiber structure 4a and the second sheet-like fiber structure 4b. The U-shaped sheet-like fiber structure 4c and the convex sheet-like fiber structure 4d are disposed between the first sheet-like fiber structure 4a and the load receiving member 4e.

Next, as shown in FIG. 7, the molding die 40 in which the sheet-like fiber structures 4 a to 4 d and the load receiving member 4 e are disposed is placed in a high-pressure steam molding machine 50. A steam inlet (not shown) is formed in the upper portion of the high-pressure steam molding machine 50, so that high-pressure steam can be introduced into the high-pressure steam molding machine 50 from the outside of the high-pressure steam molding machine 50.
In the high-pressure steam molding machine 50, the mold 40 is installed with the second mold 42 vertically upward and the first mold 41 vertically downward. After spraying the mold 40 with steam, it is cooled and demolded to obtain the cushion body 11 (cooling / release process).

In the molding process of this example, the temperature in the high-pressure steam molding machine 50 is controlled so that steam at the molding temperature can be sprayed onto the mold 40.
Here, the molding temperature is equal to or higher than the melting point of the heat-adhesive composite short fiber as the binder fiber, that is, higher than the melting point of the thermoplastic elastomer, and from the melting point of the matrix fiber (non-elastic crimped short fiber) as the main fiber. Is also a low temperature.
In order to make the steam into the molding temperature, first, the temperature in the high-pressure steam molding machine 50 is raised to the molding temperature by a heater (not shown), and the atmospheric pressure in the high-pressure steam molding machine 50 is at least from the ambient atmospheric pressure (about 1 atm). The pressure is raised above the saturated vapor pressure of the steam at the molding temperature.

In this example, since the melting point of the binder fiber is about 154 ° C., the molding temperature is set to 161 ° C. above that. In this example, since steam (H ₂ O) is sprayed on the mold 40 as a heat transfer material, the temperature in the high-pressure steam molding machine 50 is raised to a molding temperature of 161 ° C. in about 30 seconds, and high-pressure steam molding is performed. The inside of the machine 50 is pressurized to a pressure of about 5.5 atm (about 0.557 MPa) at which a molding temperature of 161 ° C. becomes a boiling point. That is, the saturated vapor pressure at a molding temperature of 161 ° C. is about 5.5 atm.

In the molding step, water vapor at the molding temperature is sprayed onto the mold 40 while the inside of the high-pressure steam molding machine 50 is maintained at the molding temperature and a predetermined pressure. In this example, the molding die 40 is molded by spraying steam for about 1 minute and 10 seconds.
Thereafter, the inside of the high-pressure steam molding machine 50 is lowered below the molding temperature in about 1 minute, and the pressure is reduced to the ambient atmospheric pressure. And the shaping | molding die 40 is taken out from the high pressure steam molding machine 50, the shaping | molding die 40 is cooled (cooling process), and the cushion body 11 thermoformed from the shaping | molding die 40 is released (mold release process).
In this example, the tact time for thermoforming the cushion body 11 with the high-pressure steam molding machine 50 can be about 3 to 5 minutes.

  By blowing the steam at the molding temperature in this way, the steam enters the sheet-like fiber structures 4a to 4d having air permeability from the steam holes 43 of the mold 40, and escapes from the other steam holes 43 to the outside of the mold 40. Go. The sheet-like fiber structures 4a to 4d are disposed in the molding die 40 in a compressed state, and the heat-adhesive composite short fibers and the heat-adhesive composite short fibers and the inelastic crimped short fibers are formed by steam heat. These intersections are heat-sealed to form the cavity 40a of the mold 40.

Further, hot melt films, hot melt nonwoven fabrics, hot melt adhesives, etc. disposed between the sheet-like fiber structures 4a to 4d or between the sheet-like fiber structures 4a to 4d and the load receiving member 4e are heated by steam heat. It fuse | melts and adheres between sheet-like fiber structures 4a-4d and between sheet-like fiber structures 4a-4d and load receiving member 4e.
As described above, the fibers in the sheet-like fiber structures 4a to 4d are heat-sealed by steam, and the hot-melt film, the hot-melt nonwoven fabric, the hot-melt adhesive, etc. By fixing the sheet-like fiber structures 4a to 4d and the load receiving member 4e, the cushion body 11 having a predetermined shape is formed. If necessary, a cloth may be put on the surface, or a wire such as steel may be put between the sheet-like fiber structures 4a to 4d or between the sheet-like fiber structures 4a to 4d and the load receiving member 4e. .

  As in this example, when the steam at the molding temperature is sprayed onto the mold 40 in the high-pressure steam molding machine 50 that has been boosted to the saturated steam pressure, the molding time can be greatly shortened. That is, since the steam at the molding temperature has a heat capacity larger than that of hot air, the binder fiber can be melted in a short time.

Note that when high-pressure steam is blown onto the mold under atmospheric pressure, the high-pressure steam immediately adiabatically expands and the temperature drops, so that it is difficult to make the steam at the molding temperature reach the fiber body. For this reason, a long molding time is still required.
Moreover, in this example, since the molding time is significantly shortened, the time during which the fibers are exposed to heat is shortened, so that the texture of the molded cushion body 11 can be improved.

  The cushion body 11 of this example is formed by stacking sheet-like fiber structures 4a to 4d in which the fiber direction is in the thickness direction T, and high-pressure steam-molded. Therefore, the fibers constituting the cushion body 11 are arranged along the direction in which a load is applied when a seated person sits on the seat 1. With such a configuration, the cushion body 11 of the present example has air permeability, can ensure an appropriate hardness in the stress direction, and has excellent stress dispersibility and durability. Become.

  Further, the cushion body 11 of this example is molded in a state compressed by the molding die 40, and can be formed into a three-dimensional complex uneven shape according to the shape of the cavity 40a of the molding die 40. It is. At that time, the cushion feeling can be partially adjusted according to the degree of compression in the mold 40.

The molding die 40 of this example is arranged with the second die 42 vertically upward, that is, toward the steam inlet side. Further, the number of the steam holes 43 of the second mold 42 is formed to be larger than the number of the steam holes 43 of the first mold 41. For this reason, the amount of steam introduced into the cavity 40 a from the steam hole 43 of the second mold 42 is larger than the amount of steam introduced from the steam hole 43 of the first mold 41.
The vapor introduced from the vapor hole 43 of the second mold 42 is discharged from the cavity 40 a through the vapor hole formed on the side surface of the second mold 42 or the vapor hole formed on the side surface of the first mold 41. This steam flow is indicated by dotted arrows in FIG.
In the molding die 40 of this example, no steam hole is formed in the region corresponding to the seating surface 10a in the first die 41. As a result, as will be described later, it is possible to lower the hardness of the seating surface 10a and give the seated person a soft touch.

In this example, since the amount of steam introduced from the second mold 42 is larger than the amount introduced from the first mold 41, it is supplied to the second sheet-like fiber structure 4b arranged on the second mold 42 side. The amount of heat generated is greater than the amount of heat supplied to the first sheet-like fiber structure 4a disposed on the first mold 41 side. When the amount of heat supplied is large, the fibers are melted in a short time by thermoforming, and many fibers are fixed by heat fusion, so that the hardness increases.
On the other hand, since almost no steam holes are formed in the first mold 41, the amount of steam introduced is small. In particular, no vapor hole is formed in the region corresponding to the seating surface. For this reason, the amount of heat supplied to the first sheet-like fiber structure 4a is small, and the temperature rise is moderate particularly in the region corresponding to the seating surface. Accordingly, in the first sheet-like fiber structure 4a, the number of fibers fixed by thermal fusion is reduced, and thus the hardness is lowered.

Further, a load receiving member 4e is disposed between the first sheet-like fiber structure 4a and the second sheet-like fiber structure 4b. Since this load receiving member 4e is formed of a high-density fiber structure or a resin molded product, it is inferior in air permeability to the first sheet-like fiber structure 4a and the second sheet-like fiber structure 4b.
For this reason, the steam introduced from the second sheet-like fiber structure 4b side is hardly introduced into the first sheet-like fiber structure 4a because the flow of the steam is inhibited by the load receiving member 4e. The gas is exhausted from the vapor hole 43 formed on the side surface of the mold 2. Accordingly, the amount of heat supplied to the first sheet-like fiber structure 4a is less than the amount of heat supplied to the second sheet-like fiber structure 4b, and therefore, the number of fibers that are melted and fixed by thermoforming is small.

As described above, the first sheet-like fiber structure 4a arranged on the seating surface 10a side has a lower fiber structure overall, particularly the hardness of the surface layer, than the second sheet-like fiber structure 4b. The degree of bending in the thickness direction T with respect to the load caused by the seating increases.
On the other hand, since the second sheet-like fiber structure 4b has higher hardness than the first sheet-like fiber structure 4a, the durability can be improved against the load in the thickness direction due to the seating.
Therefore, according to the cushion body molding process of this example, it is possible to provide the cushion body 11 having both a soft tactile sensation during sitting and durability against a load caused by the sitting.

FIG. 8 shows a cross-sectional view of the released cushion body 11. FIG. 8 shows a cross-sectional shape of the cushion body 11 of the seat 1 shown in FIG. 1 cut in the direction of arrows AA ′.
As shown in this figure, the cushion body 11 of this example is a U-shaped for forming the first sheet-like fiber structure 4a, the second sheet-like fiber structure 4b, and the bank portion of the cushion body 11. A state in which a U-shaped sheet-like fiber structure 4c, a convex sheet-like fiber structure 4d for forming a convex portion slightly projecting between both thighs, and a load receiving member 4e are laminated in the thickness direction T. And is thermoformed. Each of the sheet-like fiber structures 4a to 4d, and the sheet-like fiber structures 4a to 4d and the load receiving member 4e are bonded by hot melt.

In this example, the fiber density after thermoforming of the first sheet-like fiber structure 4a and the second sheet-like fiber structure 4b is about 10 to 35 kg / m ³ .
Since these sheet-like fiber structures 4a and 4b have a structure with many gaps between the fibers, they are compressed in the thickness direction T under the load in the thickness direction T and bend greatly (in the drawing Arrow F1). Therefore, the cushion body 11 of this example can give a soft tactile sensation to the seated person when sitting.

  On the other hand, the load receiving member 4e is disposed on and supports the lower surface of the first sheet-like fiber structure 4a. Further, the load receiving member 4e is formed of a member having a smaller degree of bending in the load direction than the sheet-like fiber structures 4a and 4b. For this reason, when the first sheet-like fiber structure 4a receives a load in the thickness direction T due to the seating of the seated person, the load in the thickness direction T applied to the first sheet-like fiber structure 4a is received and dispersed. (Arrow F2 in the figure). For this reason, the cushion body 11 of this example is difficult to sag in the load direction, and it is possible to ensure high durability.

In the present specification, a large degree of bending means that the degree of deformation of the fiber structure in the load direction with respect to the applied load is large, specifically, the fiber with respect to the load. This includes the implications of both a high compressibility of the structure being compressed in the load direction and a high degree of bending of the fiber structure in the load direction.
Conversely, a small degree of bending means that the degree to which the fiber structure deforms in the load direction with respect to the applied load is small, specifically, the fiber structure with respect to the load. This includes the implications of both a low compression ratio compressed in the load direction and a small degree of bending of the fiber structure in the load direction.

The U-shaped sheet-like fiber structure 4c is disposed between the first sheet-like fiber structure 4a and the second sheet-like fiber structure 4b. The U-shaped sheet-like fiber structure 4c of this example is formed of substantially the same fiber material as the first sheet-like fiber structure 4a and the second sheet-like fiber structure 4b.
Similarly, the convex sheet-like fiber structure 4d is disposed between the first sheet-like fiber structure 4a and the second sheet-like fiber structure 4b. This convex sheet-like fiber structure 4d is also made of substantially the same fiber material as the first sheet-like fiber structure 4a and the second sheet-like fiber structure 4b.
In addition, although the cushion body 11 of this example has formed the bank part and the convex part with the U-shaped sheet-like fiber structure 4c and the convex sheet-like fiber structure 4d, these sheet-like fiber structures are used. You may make it form a bank part and a convex part only by the shape of the cavity 40a, without using.

The first sheet-like fiber structure 4a, the second sheet-like fiber structure 4b, the U-shaped sheet-like fiber structure 4c, and the convex sheet-like fiber structure 4d are all formed of the same fiber material. . For this reason, when the cushion body 11 is discarded due to damage to the cushion body 11 or the lifespan of the cushion body 11, it is possible to save the labor of sorting, and thus the recyclability is improved.
Similarly, it is preferable that these sheet-like fiber structures 4a to 4d and the load receiving member 4e are formed of the same fiber material. By doing in this way, recyclability improves for the same reason as described above.

In this example, the cushion body 11 is shown as an example in which the first sheet-like fiber structure 4a and the second sheet-like fiber structure 4b are laminated one by one, but each or any of the sheet-like fiber structures. A plurality of layers may be stacked. In this case, it is preferable to adjust the number of stacked layers according to the tactile sensation, durability, size, and the like required for the cushion body 11. For example, in order to further improve the tactile sensation of the seating surface 10a, two or more first sheet-like fiber structures 4a are stacked. Conversely, in order to further improve the durability of the cushion body 11, two or more second sheet-like fiber structures 4b are laminated.
Thus, it can be set as the cushion body 11 which has desired tactile sense and durability by increasing / decreasing the lamination | stacking number of fiber structures. Details will be described below.

9 and 10 are cross-sectional explanatory views of a cushion body according to another embodiment of the present invention. In the cushion body 11 shown in FIG. 9, the first sheet-like fiber structure 4a is formed by laminating two sheet-like fiber structures, an upper sheet-like fiber structure 4a-1 and a lower sheet-like fiber structure 4a-2. It is formed. The load receiving member 4e is disposed between the lower sheet-like fiber structure 4a-2 and the second sheet-like fiber structure 4b.
Thus, since the 1st sheet-like fiber structure 4a of this example is formed by laminating two sheet-like fiber structures 4a-1 and 4a-2, the first sheet shown in FIG. Compared with the cushion body 11 of the embodiment, the thickness of the first sheet-like fiber structure 4a between the seating surface 10a and the load receiving member 4e is doubled. For this reason, when the seated person is seated, the seat body is bent more greatly in the thickness direction T than the cushion body 11 in the example of FIG. 8, so that a softer tactile sensation can be given to the seated person.

Conversely, when it is desired to give a seated person a harder feel than the cushion body 11 of FIG. 9, the thickness of the fiber structure between the first sheet-like fiber structure 4a and the load receiving member 4e is reduced. do it.
For example, in the cushion body 11 shown in FIG. 10, the first sheet-like fiber structure 4a is a single sheet, whereas the second sheet-like fiber structure 4b is an upper sheet-like fiber structure 4b-1 and a lower sheet-like shape. It is formed by laminating two sheet-like fiber structures of the fiber structure 4b-2. The load receiving member 4e is disposed between the first sheet-like fiber structure 4a and the upper sheet-like fiber structure 4b-1.
By laminating the fiber structure in this way, the thickness of the fiber structure between the seating surface 10a and the load receiving member 4e is reduced compared to the example of FIG. 9, so that the load when the seated person is seated is reduced. It becomes easier to sense the hard feel of the receiving member 4e.

  Thus, the tactile sensation received when the seated person sits can be varied according to the thickness of the fiber structure between the seating surface 10a and the load receiving member 4e. Specifically, as in the example of FIG. 9, when the thickness of the fiber structure between the seating surface 10a and the load receiving member 4e is thick, a soft tactile sensation can be given to the seated person. Conversely, as in the example of FIG. 10, when the thickness of the fiber structure between the seating surface 10a and the load receiving member 4e is thin, a hard tactile sensation can be given to the seated person.

  Although the above description is about the cushion body 11, the cushion body 21 of the backrest portion can be formed in the same manner. Regarding the cushion body 21 as well, the direction in which the load is applied when the seated person is seated is the thickness direction of the cushion body 21. Therefore, in order to ensure hardness, stress dispersibility, and durability in the stress direction, the sheet-like fiber structure is laminated in the direction in which stress is applied, and high-pressure steam is formed in the molding die 40 to obtain a three-dimensional shape. Good shape The seats 1 are formed by disposing the cushion bodies 11 and 21 thus formed on the seat frames 15 and 25 and covering them with the skins 13 and 23 (an assembling step).

  When forming the cushion body 11, the skin 13 and the sheet-like fiber structures 4 a to 4 d are laminated with a hot melt film, a hot melt nonwoven fabric, a hot melt adhesive or the like interposed therebetween, and these are laminated on the mold 40. It may be disposed and subjected to high pressure steam molding. In this way, the skin 13 can be formed integrally with the cushion body 11. The same applies to the skin 23.

  Thus, when covering the sheet-like fiber structures 4a to 4d with the skin 13 and placing them in the molding die 40 and performing high-pressure steam molding, the skin 13 will be discolored if the molding temperature is too high. There is a risk that. Therefore, in this case, the molding temperature may be set lower than the melting temperature of the dye that dyes the skin 13.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although water vapor | steam was sprayed on the shaping | molding die 40, it is not restricted to this, The heat transfer substance which does not have a bad influence on a fiber can be used. That is, by increasing the pressure in the high-pressure steam molding machine 50 so that the desired molding temperature becomes the boiling point of the selected heat transfer material, the vapor of the selected heat transfer material can be sprayed onto the mold 40. .

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the cushion body 11 is formed using the sheet-like fiber structure 4a-4d formed by folding the web 2 in the accordion shape as a fiber structure, it is not restricted to this, For example, A fiber structure in which a large number of webs 2 are laminated in the thickness direction may be used, or a fibril aggregate in which main fibers and binder fibers are dispersed and mixed may be used.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the cushion bodies 11 and 21 which laminated | stacked the sheet-like fiber structures 4a-4d on the seat part 10 and the backrest part 20, and formed high-pressure steam are used, not only this but armrest or You may use the cushion body which laminated | stacked the sheet-like fiber structures 4a-4d in the site | part where the load by seated persons, such as a headrest, is formed, and formed high pressure steam.

Next, the seat using the cushion body 11 will be described in detail. FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the seating portion of the seat is cut in the width direction, (a) is a diagram showing the entire seating portion, and (b) is a region surrounded by a circle in (a). It is the figure expanded and shown.
As shown in FIG. 11A, the seating portion 10 includes a cushion body 11, a skin 13, and a seat frame 15. The surface of the cushion body 11 is covered with an outer skin 13, and a resin trim cord 17 is sewn to the end of the outer skin 13 as shown in FIG. The trim cord 17 has a substantially J-shaped cross section, and a member such as a string can be hooked on a bent portion formed on the tip side.
On the other hand, an engaging portion 19 is projected from the inside of the seat frame 15. A wire is provided on the distal end side of the engaging portion 19. The skin 13 is fixed to the seat frame 15 by hooking the bent portion of the trim cord 17 to the wire of the engaging portion 19.

Next, a method for manufacturing the seat portion 10 for the vehicle seat will be described in detail.
First, a hot melt film is attached to the surface of the cushion body 11 before high-pressure steam molding, and the surface is covered with the skin 13. Next, the cushion body 11 whose surface is covered with the skin 13 is placed in a high-pressure steam molding machine to perform high-pressure steam molding, and the cushion body 11 and the skin 13 are integrally formed.

The molded cushion body 11 is taken out from the high-pressure steam molding machine and left to stand for a while to dry. After drying, a resin trim cord 17 is sewn to the end portion of the skin 13. Next, the terminal side of the skin 13 is pulled to remove wrinkles on the surface of the seating portion 10, and the trim cord 17 is hooked on the engagement portion 19.
Although the above is the description about the seating part 10 among the seats 1, the backrest part 20 can also be manufactured in the same process.

Claims (6)

A plurality of fiber structures in which main fibers and binder fibers are mixed are laminated, and a load receiving member having a smaller degree of bending with respect to a load in the thickness direction than the fiber structure is arranged between the laminated fiber structures. is set, the hardness of the fibrous structure disposed on the load receiving face side receiving load from the outside of the load receiving member by Riku cushion body is not subjected to load from the outside of the cushion body from the load receiving member A cushion body manufacturing method for manufacturing a cushion body formed lower than the hardness of a fiber structure disposed on a non-load receiving surface side,
A fiber structure forming step of forming the fiber structure in a laminated state by sequentially folding the web in which the main fiber and the binder fiber are mixed in a predetermined length; and
A plurality of the fiber structures are laminated, and the fiber structure is disposed between the plurality of fiber structures with a load receiving member having a smaller degree of bending with respect to a load in the thickness direction than the fiber structure. And a fiber structure arranging step of arranging the load receiving member in a compressed state by laminating in a mold having a cavity of a predetermined shape,
In a high-pressure steam molding machine in which the internal pressure is increased to a pressure higher than atmospheric pressure, steam is passed through the fiber structure in the mold and the load receiving member through steam holes formed in the mold surface of the mold. A molding step of forming a cushion body by spraying and thermoforming,
In the molding step, the amount of steam introduced from the non-load receiving surface side that does not receive a load from the outside of the cushion body is greater than the amount of steam introduced from the load receiving surface side that receives a load from the outside of the cushion body. A method of manufacturing a cushion body, characterized in that it is molded in a large amount. The method for manufacturing a cushion body according to claim 1 , wherein the load receiving member has lower air permeability than the plurality of fiber structures. The method for manufacturing a cushion body according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the atmospheric pressure is a saturated vapor pressure at a temperature that is equal to or higher than the melting point of the binder fiber and lower than the melting point of the main fiber. The mold has a steam hole in a region corresponding to a non-load receiving surface side that does not receive a load from the outside of the cushion body, than a region corresponding to a load receiving surface side that receives a load from the outside of the cushion body. Many formed,
The method for manufacturing a cushion body according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein, in the molding step, steam is blown to the fiber structure through the steam hole on the non-load receiving surface side. The fiber structure arranging step is a fiber structure arranged between a load receiving surface that receives a load from the outside of the cushion body and the load receiving member in accordance with a tactile sensation required for the cushion body after thermoforming. The method for manufacturing a cushion body according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the number of bodies is adjusted and stacked. A method for manufacturing a seat including a cushion body and a seat frame that supports the cushion body,
A seat having at least a step of forming the cushion body by the method for manufacturing a cushion body according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , and a step of attaching the cushion body to the seat frame. Manufacturing method.

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