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US 2009/0243266 A1Published application
Vehicle seat assembly with deflector inner panel air bag guide retainer
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorRodger G. Smith
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Abstract
In at least certain embodiments, the vehicle seat assembly comprises a vehicle seat assembly comprising an air bag guide including an inner panel, an outer panel, and an inner deflector member, with the inner and outer panels being made of flexible material and the inner deflector member being made of a rigid material, with the deflector member having a leg member secured to the air bag assembly and a finger member, extending away from the leg member spaced from the release seam.
Claims20
A vehicle seat assembly, comprising:
- a frame;
- a seat pad adjacent the frame;
- a trim cover extending over the seat pad and including a release seam adjacent the seat pad, the release seam having a first end and a second end;
- an air bag assembly mounted on the frame within the trim cover in a spaced relationship from the release seam, the air bag assembly including an inflator and a folded air bag that is inflated by the inflator to unfold and project outwardly from the seat through the release seam of the trim cover;
- an air bag guide including an inner panel, an outer panel, and an inner deflector member, the inner and outer panels being made of flexible material and the inner deflector member being made of a rigid material;
- the outer panel having an inner end secured to the first end of the release seam and a second end secured to the trim cover at a location spaced from the release seam;
- the rigid deflector member having a leg member secured to the air bag assembly and a finger member, extending away from the leg member spaced from the release seam, the leg member having a first hook member;
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- the inner panel extending between and connecting the second end of the release seam and the finger member end of the deflector member, the inner panel having a second hook member releasably connected to the first hook member, one of the hook members having at least one stop for inhibiting relative lateral movement of the hook members.
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A vehicle seat assembly, comprising:
- a frame;
- a seat pad adjacent the frame;
- a trim cover extending over the seat pad and including a release seam adjacent the seat pad, the trim cover having an outer surface and an inner surface;
- an air bag assembly within the trim cover in a spaced relationship from the release seam, the air bag assembly including an inflator and a folded air bag that is inflated by the inflator to unfold and project outwardly from the seat through the air bag release seam of the trim cover;
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- an air bag guide including an inner panel, an outer panel, and an inner deflector member, the inner and outer panels being made of flexible material and the inner deflector member being made of a rigid material;
- the outer panel having an inner end secured to the first end of the release seam and a second end secured to the trim cover at a location spaced from the release seam, the outer panel being located between the seat pad and the trim cover;
- the rigid deflector member having a leg member secured to the air bag assembly and a finger member extending from the leg member and spaced from the release seam;
- and
- the inner panel extending between and connecting the second end of the release seam and the finger member of the deflector member.
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A vehicle seat assembly, comprising:
- a frame;
- a seat pad mounted on the frame;
- a trim cover extending over the seat pad and including a release seam adjacent the seat pad;
- an air bag assembly mounted on the frame within the trim, the air bag assembly including an inflator and an air bag that is inflated by the inflator to project outwardly from the seat through the air bag release seam of the trim cover;
- an air bag guide including an inner panel, an outer panel, and an inner deflector member, the inner and outer panels being made of flexible material and the inner deflector member being made of a rigid material;
- the outer panel having an inner end secured to the first end of the release seam and a second end secured to the trim cover at a location spaced from the release seam;
- the rigid deflector member having a leg member secured to the air bag assembly and a finger member, extending away from the leg member spaced from the release seam;
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- the inner panel extending between and connecting the second end of the release seam and the finger member of the deflector member, wherein the leg member at the deflector member extends generally parallel to the outer panel and the finger member extends generally traverse to the leg member, wherein the finger member of the deflector member has a first J-hook section that connects the inner panel to the deflector member, the first J-hook section having a pair of stops at opposed length ends that inhibit relative movement of the inner panel and the deflector member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.