Abrasive Elements and Abrasion Resistance Tests for Car Seat Upholstery

Abrasive Elements and Abrasion Resistance Tests for Car Seat Upholstery

The weight of textile components in automobiles is expected to rise to 35 kg by 2020, and the average lifetime of a vehicle is about 12 years. Car seats are the most important part of the interior decoration, and polyester is the most widely used material in car seat covering. Abrasion resistance tests are used to quantify the duration of car seat upholstery in normal usage, and this is one of ...

Cleaning, abrasion, and polishing effect of novel perlite toothpaste abrasive.

OBJECTIVE This study was intended to optimize perlite particle size and morphology for better tooth cleaning and lower tooth abrasion, and to evaluate the performance of a whitening toothpaste containing the optimized perlite abrasive for tooth cleaning, abrasion, and polishing. METHODS Perlite toothpaste abrasive samples were prepared by air classifying a commercial expanded perlite product....

Car Seat and Occupant Modelling Using Cad

This item was submitted to Loughborough University's Institutional Repository by the/an author. Citation: CASE, K., XIAO, D-C. and PORTER, J.M., 1995. Car seat and occupant modelling using CAD. IN: Stockton, D. and Wainwright, C. (eds.) Advances In Manufacturing Technology IX: Proceedings Of The 11th National Conference On Manufacturing Research, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK, 12-14 Sep...

Traveling with children: beyond car seat safety.

OBJECTIVE To spread knowledge and instigate the health professional to give advice on childcare during travels and on child transport safety. SOURCES OF DATA Literature review through the LILACS and MEDLINE(®) databases, using the terms: travel, safety, protective equipment, child, preventive medicine, retrieving articles published in the last 21 years. SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS The authors a...

An unusual case of car seat burn.