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US 2016/0244018 A1Published application
Side Bolster Assembly Having an Airbag
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorMatthias Zimmermann
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Abstract
A side bolster assembly for mounting in a vehicle. The side bolster assembly may include a carrier that may have a pocket. The pocket may receive an airbag module that may have an inflatable airbag. A cushion may extend across the pocket. A guide member may guide the airbag around the cushion upon inflation.
Claims20
A side bolster assembly for mounting in a vehicle proximate a vehicle body, the side bolster assembly comprising:
- a carrier having a first wall and pocket that extends from the first wall;
- a cushion that is supported by the first wall and extends across the pocket;
- an airbag module that is supported by the carrier and disposed in the pocket, the airbag module having an inflatable airbag;
- a trim cover that covers at least a portion of the cushion, the trim cover having a deployment seam;
- and
- a guide member for guiding the airbag around the cushion upon inflation, wherein the guide member extends from the airbag module toward the deployment seam such that the guide member is disposed between the first wall and the cushion.
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A side bolster assembly for mounting in a vehicle proximate a vehicle body, the side bolster assembly comprising:
- a carrier having a pocket having a pocket opening and a first wall that defines the pocket opening, the pocket being at least partially defined by first and second pocket walls that extend from the first wall, wherein the carrier is configured to be fixedly positioned with respect to the vehicle body;
- a cushion that is supported by the first wall and extends across the pocket opening;
- an airbag module that is supported by the carrier and disposed in the pocket between the first pocket wall and the second pocket wall, the airbag module having an inflatable airbag;
- a trim cover that covers at least a portion of the cushion, the trim cover having a deployment seam;
- and
- a guide member for guiding the airbag around the cushion such that the airbag does not deploy through the cushion upon inflation, the guide member extending between the airbag module and the deployment seam such that the guide member is disposed between the first wall and the cushion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.