Trim cover for seat with airbag module
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsJudith Ter Haseborg, Thorsten Vogel
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Abstract
A vehicle seat assembly is provided having a seat frame and a foam cushion supported on the seat frame. An airbag module is positioned in an opening formed in the foam cushion. A trim cover assembly covering the foam cushion and airbag module has an interlay material sewn to a trim panel at an interlay seam. The interlay material extends from the interlay seam to cover an outboard surface of the airbag module inside the trim panel to ensure the airbag module is not visible through the trim panel.
Claims20
A vehicle seat assembly comprising:
- a seat frame;
- a foam cushion supported on the seat frame;
- an airbag module positioned in an opening formed in the foam cushion;
- and
- a trim cover assembly covering the foam cushion and airbag module and having an interlay material sewn to a trim panel at an interlay seam,
- wherein the interlay material extends from the interlay seam to entirely cover an outboard surface of the airbag module inside the trim panel to ensure the airbag module is not visible through the trim panel.
A vehicle seat assembly comprising:
- a foam cushion layer;
- an airbag module positioned in an opening along the foam cushion layer;
- a trim panel covering the foam cushion and airbag module;
- an interlay material sewn to the trim panel, wherein the airbag module is arranged between the interlay material and the foam cushion layer, and
- wherein the interlay material extends along an entire outboard surface of the airbag module to ensure the airbag module is not visible through the trim panel.
A bolster assembly for a vehicle seat, the bolster assembly comprising:
- a first trim panel and a second trim panel defining a deployment seam;
- an interlay material sewn to the first trim panel at an interlay seam spaced apart from the deployment seam;
- a frame;
- and
- an airbag module arranged between the interlay material and the frame, wherein the interlay material covers an entire outboard surface of the airbag module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.