Headrest with gas bag module
AssigneeTRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH & Co. KG
InventorBernd Wustholz
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Abstract
A headrest intended to be mounted to a backrest of a vehicle seat includes a headrest pad with an impact surface for the head of an occupant, a base body which has a cavity and a support by which said headrest is adapted to be secured to a vehicle seat backrest, and an exchangeable gas bag module which is at least partially inserted into said cavity of said base body. The gas bag module forms a unit of a gas bag and a gas generator adapted to inflate the gas bag in the case of restraint and having a module pad which at least partially forms the headrest pad of the headrest.
Claims11
A headrest for mounting to a backrest of a vehicle seat, said headrest comprising:
- a headrest pad having an impact surface for receiving the head of an occupant sitting on the vehicle seat;
- a base body having receiving means for receiving an exchangeable gas bag module and a support for securing said headrest to the vehicle seat backrest;
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- an exchangeable gas bag module which is at least partially inserted into said receiving means of said base body, said gas bag module comprising:
- an inflatable gas bag;
- a gas generator for inflating said gas bag;
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- a module pad forming at least a portion of said headrest pad of said headrest;
- said gas bag, when inflated by said gas generator, emerging through said module pad.
An exchangeable gas bag module for incorporation into a receiving means of a headrest adapted for arrangement on a backrest of a vehicle seat, said gas bag module comprising:
- a gas bag;
- a gas generator adapted to inflate said gas bag in the case of restraint;
- a module pad which forms at least a portion of an impact surface for the head of an occupant;
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- a first part of a latching connection for securing said gas bag module to the headrest.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.