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Although it is still in the "concept" stage, Porsche announces a new technology.
That is to customize the bucket seat with 3D printing.
The bucket seat that is made with 3D printing announced this time is the central part of the seat ... In other words, a part of the seat and the cushion of the backrest is made with a 3D printer.
Porsche's full bucket seat has 3 types of hardness
In the future, customers will be able to choose from three hardnesses, "hard, medium and soft", when creating this bucket seat.
Customized (personalized) for each driver, this sports seat seems to be made in the same way as a seat fitting in professional motorsport.
Certainly, when I went to watch Blancpain GT Asia @ FSW before, thatThe Porsche (GT3R) driver seat is customized for the driverWas said.
According to Porsche Chief Research and Development Michael Steiner, "Seats are an important interface between people and cars. That's why race cars use bucket seats customized for drivers. It is. "
With this new 3D printed full bucket seat, Porsche will be able to provide customers (not just professional drivers) with the technology that Porsche has built up in motorsport.
What's more, the seat offers a unique design, lighter weight, increased comfort, and air conditioning control, as well as an ergonomic fit from motorsport.
The base is Porsche's lightweight full bucket
This 3D body foam full bucket seat is based on Porsche's lightweight full bucket seat, and its structure is "sandwich structure".
The base support made of foamed polypropylene (EPP) is mounted on a comfortable layer of polyurethane material made with a 3D printer to allow air to pass through.
And the material on the outside of the seat itself is made of Racetex, which has a unique pattern for air conditioning control and is perforated.
What is Race-Tex?
Lacetex is completely leather-free, uses high quality microfiber material, some of which is made of recycled polyester fiber. CO2 is reduced by 80% compared to conventional materials during production. Some are described as Alcantara-like.
Due to the surface that is the mesh of Racetex, the layer part under it is almost invisible, but it seems that the layer under it can be seen only a little.
That is the part called "window panel".
From there you can see the 3D printed red cushion layer ↓
And again, the red accent is a nice design of the full bucket seat.
First of all, it will be available from Porsche 911 and 718 series
This official name "3D-printed bodyform full-bucket seat" is targeted only for Porsche 911 and Porsche 718 series, and from around May 2020 at the earliest.TechnologyAvailable as.
However, at first, we started with the production of seats combined with 6-point seat belts as prototypes for only 40 911 or 718 units for use on the circuit for Europe.
It is said that they will receive feedback from the owners of those 40 prototype cars and use them for subsequent development.
Will it be after receiving feedback from the prototype and making improvements? From around mid-2021, through Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur, this full bucket sheet of 3D printed body foam will be available in three hardnesses and several colors (the red part will probably be changeable). ..
This is where the 3D printed comfort layer part is colored red ↓
Depending on the degree of interest from customers in the future, it seems that they will develop and provide more and more completely personalized solutions for each driver (as mentioned above, in addition to color variations, according to the driver's body shape. Sheet development etc. are also included).
However, it was written somewhere, but when that happens, it certainly seems a little difficult to "sell" a car with a bucket seat customized to fit for you.
It's a bucket seat that's perfect for the current owner, so for the next owner, if you don't have the same body shape, the fit will be poor, and there will be differences in hardness choices ...
However, since it is basically a full bucket seat for circuit use, the next person to purchase will buy a seat customized for himself again, so I wonder if that is okay ^ ^
In the media, it is said that it will become an indispensable option for those who mainly drive on the circuit.
Source:(Official) Porsche presents innovative 3D-printing technology for bucket seats
I'm Rika, the author of this article. Ever since Porsche 911 became my favorite car, I've become totally addicted to Porsche, and I can't stop loving Porsche, so I started this blog. My favorite cars are 911 Carrera (991.2), 911 Carrera Cabriolet (992.1), and 911 Carrera T (992.1).
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