A method is provided with positioning a stranded mesh material blank and a flexible sheet into a tool assembly, heating and softening the blank and/or the sheet; circulating fluid through the tool assembly to move the flexible sheet towards the blank to form a stranded mesh material member, and removing the member from the tool assembly. A system is provided with a tool assembly, a fluid flow device, a heater, and a controller to provide fluid to the tool assembly to move the flexible sheet towards the stranded mesh material blank to form a stranded mesh material member. A vehicle interior component is provided with a stranded mesh material member and a flexible layer bonded to the surface of the member.


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    Title :

    SEAT ASSEMBLY, CUSHION, AND TOOL AND METHOD OF FORMING


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    Publication date :

    2025-06-05


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60N SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES , Sitze besonders für Fahrzeuge ausgebildet



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