Abstract: A vehicle seating system and a method for producing a vehicle seating system may include a cushion made at least in part from a stranded-mesh material and configured to support a seated occupant. Also included may be a support structure configured to support the cushion and a trim-cover material configured to be disposed over at least a portion of the stranded-mesh material. The stranded-mesh material may include an integrated attachment arrangement configured to receive a fastening arrangement for securing the trim-cover material to the stranded-mesh material.

Abstract: An assembly is provided with a funnel having one or more side walls extending from an entrance to an outlet, and a liner having one or more elastic panels, with the liner extending over an inner surface of the one or more side walls. A system is provided with the assembly, a die, a fluid bath, and at least one hose to direct fluid from the fluid bath onto the liner of the assembly. A method includes covering an inner surface of a funnel with a liner comprising one or more elastic panels, wetting the liner, and forming a stranded mesh material member by extruding material from a die and through the funnel. A stranded mesh material member is provided and formed using the method.

Abstract: A fastener is provided with a pair of terminal ends with an intermediate region therebetween, with at least one of the terminal ends being threaded. The fastener is further provided with a sealant at least partially disposed on the intermediate region.

Abstract: An electrical assembly includes a conductor; a switch electrically connected to the conductor; and a control circuit connected to the switch, the control circuit including at least one of an electronic controller, a sensor, or a filter. The control circuit can be configured to operate the switch according to a maximum energy capacity of the conductor and a net energy of the conductor.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for producing a vehicle interior component may include creating a plurality of molten polymeric filaments, and applying a fluid stream to the molten filaments to impart the desired shape while in a bath to cool them to form a consolidated filament structure. An assembly, system, and method are provided for shaping a plurality of strands of a molten thermoplastic resin as a contoured unitary mesh product via at least one shaping conveyor. Another assembly, system, and method are provided for shaping a plurality of strands of a molten thermoplastic resin as a contoured unitary mesh product via an actuator assembly having one or more actuators.

Abstract: An electrical assembly comprises a body, an electrical terminal connected to the body and a bus bar electrically connected to the electrical terminal. The bus bar includes an aperture in which the electrical terminal is partially disposed. The bus bar includes a slot extending from the aperture. A second electrical terminal can be connected to the body. A second bus bar can be electrically connected to the second electrical terminal.

Abstract: A cushion, a manufacturing apparatus, and a method of manufacture. The cushion comprises a mesh member that comprises a set of filaments. Each member of the set of filaments is looped and bonded to at least one other member of the set of filaments. The mesh member defines a first side that comprises a repeating non-planar profile.

Abstract: A stopper assembly for a seat track assembly, comprising: a base configured to be mounted to the seat track assembly; a lever configured to be movably connected to the base, wherein the lever is configured to: transition between a stopping position and a depressed position based on a contact of the lever with a seat assembly; engage with the seat assembly in the stopping position to restrict movement of the seat assembly along the seat track assembly; and disengage from the seat assembly in the depressed position to allow the movement of the seat assembly along the seat track assembly.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly having an assist lever pivotable to pull a first electrical connector into contact with a second electrical connector and a CPA member slidably mounted in the assist lever for selectively locking the assist lever in place relative to the first electrical connector. An electrical connector assembly having a spring terminal mountable within a main housing and retained by elastically flexible mounting latches. An electrical connector assembly having an outer electromagnetic shielding member mountable within the main housing and retained by elastically flexible retaining tabs.

Abstract: Electrical connectors are described. An example electrical connector has a housing, a cover releasably attached to the housing, a first blade, and a second blade. The housing has housing first end, a housing second end, a connector portion, and defines a shoulder, a first passageway, a second passageway, and a projection. The first passageway and the second passageway are defined on the connector portion. The first blade is partially disposed within the first passageway and is attached to the housing. The first blade has a first blade second end disposed a first distance from the projection. The second blade is partially disposed within the second passageway and is attached to the housing. The second blade has a second blade second end disposed a second distance from the projection that is different than the first distance.

Abstract: A seat support is provided with a plurality of layers of a non-foam material to mount to a seat frame and to support an occupant upon the seat frame. The plurality of layers is stacked upon each other, and each of the plurality of stacked layers has a generally uniform thickness.

Abstract: A system includes a power source, an electrical load, a pyrotechnic fuse, a pyrotechnic fuse, and/or an electrical subsystem, in some configurations. The load may be selectively electrically connected to the power source. The fuse may be electrically connected between the power source and the load. The subsystem may be electrically connected to the power source and the fuse. The subsystem may include a first circuit section, a second circuit section, and/or a capacitive coupler. The first circuit section may include a fault detector that detects faults associated with the power source. The second circuit section may include a fuse actuator. The capacitive coupler may be electrically connected to the fault detector and the fuse actuator. The capacitive coupler may isolate the first circuit section from the second circuit section. In accordance with detecting a fault, the subsystem may actuate the fuse to disconnect the power source from the load.

Abstract: An on-board battery charger (OBC) includes a converter (e.g., a DC/DC converter) and a controller. An output port of the converter is connectable to a battery (e.g., a traction battery of an electric vehicle (EV)) via a voltage network (e.g., a high-voltage (HV) network of the EV). The converter converts an input power into an output power and outputs the output power onto the voltage network for charging the battery. The controller, upon detecting a transitory disconnection in the voltage network, controls the converter to stop converting the input power into the output power. In stopping the converter, the controller stops the converter prior to a corresponding reconnection in the voltage network. The controller may detect the transitory disconnection upon detecting a switching frequency of a power switch of the converter decreasing below a pre-defined threshold as the switching frequency decreases due to effects of the transitory disconnection.

Abstract: Electrical connectors are described. An example electrical connector has an electrical conductor and a housing. The housing is attached to the electrical conductor and has a first end, a second end, a top, a bottom, a first side, a second side, and a shield. The first side extends from the first end to the second end. The second side extends from the first end to the second end. The shield extends from the first side, away from the second side, and away from the top. The shield has a shield first side, a shield second side, a shield first end, and a shield second end. The shield first side extends from the shield first end to the shield second end and along the first side of the housing. The shield second side defines a terminal side of the shield.

Abstract: An electrical assembly comprises a housing defining a housing interior, and an electrical terminal. The electrical terminal can include a first terminal portion disposed in the housing interior, and a second terminal portion disposed outside of the housing interior and including an eyelet. The housing can be overmolded on the electrical terminal.

Abstract: A seat assembly has a seating cushion defining a first surface to support an occupant and a second surface opposite to the first surface, with the first surface further defining a trench. A fastener has a longitudinal body with a central region positioned between a first end region and a second end region, and a base extending outwardly from the second end region and transversely to the body. The first end region tapers in a direction away from the second end region, and the central region of the body defines a recess intersecting a side wall of the body and angled inwardly and towards the first end region to form a hook. The fastener extends through the seating cushion with the base abutting the second surface, and the first end region of the body extending into the trench.

Abstract: An electrical assembly may include a housing and an inner housing. The housing may include a base and a cover. The cover may be releasably connectable to the base. The inner housing may be disposed at least partially in the housing. The inner housing may include a connection tower, which may be configured to receive at least a portion of a fastener. The cover may include a cover opening via which said fastener may be insertable into the connection tower. The base may include a base opening into which a portion of said fastener may be insertable. The connection tower may be configured to provide a seal for the cover opening.

Abstract: A method of connecting a cable with a cable retainer may include forming a hole into a flat cable, forming a first slit into the flat cable, and/or forming a second slit into the flat cable. The first slit, the second slit, and/or the hole may define an opening. A cable retainer may include a base, a first portion connected to the base and having a first length, and/or a second portion connected to the first portion having a second length that may be greater than the first length. The method may include inserting an edge of the second portion into the opening at an oblique or right angle relative to the flat cable, and/or positioning the cable retainer such that the first portion is partially disposed in the hole and a portion of the flat cable is disposed between the base and the second portion.

Abstract: A track system may include a track assembly and a support assembly. A track assembly may include a toothed portion. The support assembly may include a support member removable from and adjustably connected to the track assembly. The toothed portion may include a plurality of track teeth. The support member may include an adjuster pinion. The adjuster pinion may include a plurality of pinion teeth configured to engage the plurality of track teeth. The adjuster pinion may be adjustable to an engaged position in which the adjuster pinion and the toothed portion are engaged with one another. The adjuster pinion may be adjustable to a disengaged position in which the adjuster pinion and the toothed portion are not engaged with one another.

Abstract: An assembly includes a housing, a flat cable, a first wire, a second wire, a first terminal, a second terminal, and a divider. The flat cable may be disposed at least partially in the housing and may include a first exposed conductor portion and a second exposed conductor portion. The first wire and the second wire may be disposed partially in the housing. The first terminal and the second terminal may be disposed in the housing. The first terminal may be connected to the first exposed conductor portion and the first wire such that the first exposed conductor portion is electrically connected to the first wire. The second terminal may be connected to the second exposed conductor portion and the second wire such that the second exposed conductor portion is electrically connected to the second wire. The divider may be disposed between the first terminal and the second terminal.