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US 11,377,059 B2Granted
Subtotal enclosures for airbag assemblies
AssigneeAutoliv ASP, Inc.
InventorsCharles Paul Dinsdale, Don Larry Parker, Derek John Wiscombe, Adam Smith
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Abstract
Subtotal enclosures for inflatable airbag assemblies are disclosed that preserve a packaged state of the inflatable airbag assembly and that may be installed beneath or behind a seat covering material whereby “read-through” of the inflatable airbag assembly through the seat covering material is limited.
Claims19
A cover of an inflatable airbag assembly to be mounted at a seat of a vehicle, the cover comprising:
- a mounting panel to mount the inflatable airbag assembly at a seat frame of the seat of the vehicle;
- a lateral panel coupled to the mounting panel, the lateral panel to be disposed facing an outer lateral surface of the seat of the vehicle and to cover a void in the seat, the void to accommodate an inflatable airbag in a packaged state, the lateral panel providing an outward facing surface comprising a material with a degree of rigidity and a degree of elasticity,
- wherein the mounting panel and the lateral panel form a subtotal enclosure to support the inflatable airbag in the packaged state within the seat, and
- wherein the lateral panel is configured to at least partially articulate laterally outward relative to the seat frame away from the mounting panel to allow the inflatable airbag to deploy from the void in the seat;
- and
- a closure to couple between the mounting panel and the lateral panel and to retain the inflatable airbag in the packaged state until deployment.
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An inflatable airbag assembly to be mounted in a seat of a vehicle, the assembly comprising:
- an inflatable airbag module comprising an inflator and an inflatable airbag cushion in a packaged state;
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- a subtotal enclosure to at least partially enclose the inflatable airbag module and comprising:
- a first panel configured to receive a mounting stud of the inflator, the stud to mount the inflatable airbag assembly to a seat frame of a seat and within a void of the seat, wherein the void is disposed in a lateral portion of the seat toward a lateral surface of the seat;
- a second panel coupled at a first edge to the first panel and configured to cover the void of the seat,
- the second panel formed of a material with a degree of rigidity and a degree of elasticity to open laterally outward relative to the seat frame and away from the first panel to permit the inflatable airbag cushion to deploy from the void of the seat;
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- a closing member coupling between a second edge of the second panel and a portion of the first panel, the closing member comprising a strap coupling between the first and second panels to retain the inflatable airbag cushion in the packaged state until deployment,
- wherein at least a portion of the inflatable airbag cushion, in the packaged state, is disposed between the first and second panels.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.