Combination inflatable and web-based restraint for a motor vehicle seat

A combination inflatable and web-based restraint for an occupant of a motor vehicle seat, the combination comprising:

• a U-shaped occupant restraint collar configured to extend about a back of a neck, and over opposite shoulders, and downwardly along opposite sides of a torso of, the occupant,
• a first shoulder web configured to extend through or over a seat back of the vehicle seat, the first shoulder web extending through the collar adjacent to a front of the seat back,
• a second shoulder web configured to extend through or over the seat back, the second shoulder web extending through the collar adjacent to the front of the seat back such the collar is movable relative to the motor vehicle seat along each of the first and second shoulder webs,
• an inflatable airbag housed, in an uninflated state, within the collar, the airbag configured to open a seam of, and extend out of, the collar about a periphery of the collar upon deployment thereof, the inflatable air bag including at least one filler tube configured to extend through the seat back of the vehicle seat, the at least one filler tube having at least one end fluidly coupled to the airbag within the collar such that the at least one filler tube moves with the collar relative to the motor vehicle seat, and at least an opposite end configured to be disposed along a back side of the seat back, and
• at least one inflator having at least one gas outlet fluidly coupled to the at least an opposite end of the at least one filler tube, the at least one inflator configured to inflate and deploy the airbag.

An occupant seat for a motor vehicle, the occupant seat comprising:

• a seat bottom configured to be mounted to the motor vehicle,
• a seat back extending upwardly away from the seat bottom to define an occupant support area between the seat bottom and a front side of the seat back,
• a restraint harness configured to restrain an occupant seated in the occupant support area, the restraint harness including first and second shoulder webs each extending from the occupant support area through or over the seat back,
• a U-shaped occupant restraint collar configured to extend about a back of a neck, over opposite shoulders, and downwardly along opposite sides of a torso of, the occupant, the collar movably coupled to the first and second shoulder webs, and the collar movable relative to the occupant seat along the first and second shoulder webs,
• an inflatable airbag housed, in an uninflated state, within the collar, the airbag configured to open a seam of, and extend out of, the collar about a periphery of the collar upon deployment thereof, the inflatable airbag including at least one filler tube extending through the seat back of the vehicle seat, the at least one filler tube having at least one end fluidly coupled to the airbag within the collar such that the at least one filler tube moves with the collar along the first and second webs and relative to the motor vehicle seat, and at least an opposite end disposed along a back side of the seat back opposite the occupant support area, and
• at least one inflator having at least one gas outlet fluidly coupled to the at least an opposite end of the at least one filler tube, the at least one inflator configured to inflate and deploy the airbag.