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US 7,441,837 B2Granted
Inflatable airbag system for vehicle seat assembly
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsHarald Fischer, Dirk Benthaus, Andreas Kellner
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Abstract
An inflatable airbag system for a vehicle seat assembly of a vehicle. The inflatable airbag system includes a cover member adapted for mounting to the vehicle seat assembly. The inflatable airbag system also includes an inflatable airbag adapted to inflate outward from the cover member and outward from the vehicle seat assembly to thereby act as a protective barrier between an occupant of the vehicle seat assembly and an interior surface of the vehicle.
Claims9
A seat assembly for a vehicle comprising:
- a lower seat assembly adapted to support an occupant of the vehicle and including a seat pan that defines a substantially vertical wall, an edge extending about a top of said wall, and an opening defined in said wall and edge and having a periphery;
- a cover member adapted for mounting to said lower seat assembly;
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- an inflatable airbag adapted to be stowed in said cover member and to inflate through said opening of said seat pan and outward from said cover member to act as a protective barrier between the occupant and an interior surface of the vehicle;
- wherein said periphery of said opening of said seat pan is adapted to impart force on said inflatable airbag as said inflatable airbag inflates to direct said inflatable airbag in a predetermined direction.
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